Interesting opinion.
“Park land should be sacred,” said state senator Tony Avella at the press conference, calling the whole affair a disgrace. In the current plan, former parkland (on which the Mets Citi Field and parking was built) will be the site of a new mall. The mall would house 200 stores, a movie theater, restaurants, entertainment venues and a 2,500-space parking garage. Avella said he opposed the redevelopment plan back in 2008, when he served on City Council.
via Anger Over Willets Point Redevelopment Plan » The Epoch Times.