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Brooklyn, NY - A Brooklyn neighborhood group wants the arty Waterfalls installation shut down early because they're destroying plants along the Promenade and in gardens.
"We're very upset. We have lost shrubs, trees and plenty of plants on the Promenade," said Brooklyn Heights Association President Judy Stanton. "They have been...irreversibly damaged by the salt coming from the waterfall."
The four man-made New York City Waterfalls went up in New York Harbor in mid-July, sending mists of salty water into the air over Brooklyn.
The neighborhood association fired off a scathing letter to the city's Community Assistance Unit commissioner, asking her to end the Public Art Fund's project just after Labor Day, not in mid-October as scheduled.
But the Parks Department said they have giving the Promenade plants extra waterings, and there shouldn't be any long-term danger.
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Aug 29, 2008 at 09:38 AM Don Says:
That's right the poor plants may be hurt owww; how about all the MV accidents and people hurt because of all the people slowing/stopping to look??
The plants may cost a couple of dollars to replace - the people injured and property damage may be Millions!!!
What's their priorities???
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Aug 29, 2008 at 09:54 AM Yachtzel Says:
Just another $16 million cockamania idea from the Bloomberg administration. Wonder which genius came up with this one...
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Aug 29, 2008 at 09:58 AM Anonymous Says:
And who is paying for the electricity to pump the water?
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Aug 29, 2008 at 10:07 AM Anonymous Says:
In my opinion, it's the most embarrasingly pathetic looking "waterfall" I've ever seen. They didn't even attempt to make it look even remotely natural. Just a whole bunch of steel and water.
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Aug 29, 2008 at 10:09 AM anonymous Says:
I would love to hear from all of you out there if you like the waterfalls do you think its nice? do you like the way they designed it?
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Aug 29, 2008 at 10:34 AM Vote McCain Says:
I cannot get over the complete waste of money on those horrendous things. All they do is slow down traffic because we all can't believe how stupid & wasteful they are. Whomever came up with the idea should resign!
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Aug 29, 2008 at 10:34 AM al Says:
waterfalls ? What waterfalls, I thought those were broken water pipes !!
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Aug 29, 2008 at 11:13 AM Lumberyard Says:
Would anyone ever believe that those things were built in order to attract tourist to "Beautiful Brooklyn?"
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Aug 29, 2008 at 11:35 AM Anonymous Says:
Are they still running? I drove by them yesterday around 7:20am and the one on the Brooklyn side was not pumping. I thought that they had closed it.;
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Aug 29, 2008 at 11:36 AM Anonymous Says:
What a waste of money!
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Aug 29, 2008 at 11:47 AM Lock & Load Says:
And if the wind was blowing in towards the BQE my car would get a gooey mist all over it
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Aug 29, 2008 at 12:21 PM klutz.. Says:
What beautiful scaffolds we've got, and you guys are complaining.You guys must be a bunch of New Yorkers.
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Aug 29, 2008 at 12:39 PM Anonymous Says:
Naturalism wasn't the point here – Olafur Eliasson, the artist, exposes the workings of a visual language that would, in less skillful hands, be just trickery or illusion. The waterfalls are un-naturalistic but not anti-naturalistic. They express something of the urban landscape where they have been placed: a strong, responsive vision pulled up from the waste. If you want to see a real waterfall, go to Niagara; this is art, man-made in full.
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Aug 29, 2008 at 01:03 PM bloomey fan Says:
What was Bloomey thinkin? Those waterfalls are the STUPIDEST things that i have seen in my life! If they even bring in a dollar to the city i would be shocked. Again, what was bloomey (usually a smart dood) thinkin?
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Aug 29, 2008 at 01:05 PM Anonymous Says:
when my sister saw them for the first time, she wanted to call 311 to report a busted pipe she had no idea this was an art exhibit:)
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Aug 29, 2008 at 01:14 PM political analyst Says:
I don't know. I take the tunnel. Too much traffic on the bridge.
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Aug 29, 2008 at 01:51 PM Anonymous Says:
I don't live in New York B"H and I have never seen those "waterfalls", but, they sure do sound like a meshugas to me. I'm sure there are much better ways to spend taxpayer dollars. This is what is called taxation without representation, the taxpayers had no say in the matter, and they don't even want the dumb waterfalls, yet the city put them up using taxpayers money.
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Aug 29, 2008 at 01:57 PM political analyst Says:
WATERFALLS IS NOT PAID FOR BY THE CITY!
IT'S BY THE PUBLIC ART FUND & OTHER PRIVATE DONORS
The New York City Waterfalls by Olafur Eliasson is presented by the Public Art Fund, in collaboration with the City of New York. This project is presented in partnership with Tishman Construction Corporation,with assistance from Consolidated Edison, Circle Line Downtown and Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP. Major supporters include Bloomberg LP, Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro, Carson Family Charitable Trust, CIT, Forest City Ratner Companies, The Charina Endowment Fund, The Silverweed Foundation, Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee, and The Wachovia Foundation. Generous support has been provided by Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Kathy and Richard S. Fuld, Jr., Danielle and David Ganek, Jennifer and Matthew Harris, Jill and Peter Kraus, and Peter Norton Family Foundation, with additional funds from Donald B. Marron Charitable Trust, Elise and Andrew Brownstein, The Jonathan M. Tisch Foundation, Laurie M. Tisch Illuminations Fund, Steve Tisch, Donna and Benjamin M. Rosen, Furthermore: a program of the J.M. Kaplan Fund, and Jeanette Sarkisian Wagner.
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Aug 29, 2008 at 02:05 PM Lock & Load Says:
Who Cares who pays for it!!!!
Get rid of those things....
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Aug 29, 2008 at 02:33 PM Anonymous Says:
Just another example of modern art. I vote to take them down as quickly as possible ASAP.
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Aug 29, 2008 at 03:36 PM Shtreimel 82 Says:
Nnatural waterfalls invoke in us feelings of awe and make us contemplate the power and beauty of creation.The master artists by interpeting nature and realty for us help us see realty in a unique and different way. These Man made "Erector set water falls" don't inspire,evoke, or reinterpet any feelings or ideas at all. I wont be surprised if the next art project will be an artificial sunset made with those giant floodlights seen at construction sites.
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Aug 29, 2008 at 04:36 PM Anonymous Says:
i always wondered why they invested so many millions of dollars to put these up but couldnt cover those rusty ugly looking steel beams with some hard plastic that looks like rocks or some other natural look???
That said the only way it looks nice is when you take a cruise or something i was on a circle line boat one night and it was prety nice when you were right in front of the falls since you only see the water and not the pipes, nothing close to a real water fall but it was ok since you face the water and you dont really see the metal pipes. but from the road it looks disgusting like one user said his sister in law thought it was a busted pipe i had a good laugh with that quote i loved that one.
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Aug 29, 2008 at 06:24 PM Anonymous Says:
Only thing that bothered me about it was tax dollars. If the city doesnt pay for it. I couldnt care less. I dont like it, but it doesnt bother me.
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Aug 31, 2008 at 08:38 AM Enough Says:
I drive passed it every day. Very big eye sore. When the big is blowing, it looks like a stream of water, similar to a dog with a raised leg, next to a hydrant.
As for the art, how many people really understand the genius of true art? When someone pours paint on a large canvas, then rides a tricycle over it and says 'this is art', everyone Oohs and Aahs. When there is an exhibit that show a pile of elefant dung, under the label of art, people are wildly impressed.
When leaky pipes, aka as man made falls are NOT ART.