6 New York Schemes That Went Awry
New York is a city of bold ambition, but plans sometimes bring unintended consequences. Sidewalk Wi-Fi kiosks, meant to democratize high-speed internet access, instead attracted people who would linger, drink alcohol and watch pornography. Following are some other examples of New York failures: big ideas that went all wrong.
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On a late summer day in 1963, 200,000 Americans made the Washington Monument the compass needle for a new direction in history, up and forward, when they gathered at its base, then marched a mile or so on to hear the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. preach — sing, really — a sermon on racism and a dream of change.
On an early autumn day next week, just yards from the monument, the compass itself will, symbolically speaking, become fully visible, when the National Museum of African American History and Culture opens to the public. To paraphrase the preacher: It’s here at last, here at last. And it’s more than just impressive. It’s a data-packed, engrossing, mood-swinging must-see.
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