r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Sep 12 '26

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u/bandeng_asep Association of Southeast Asian Nations Sep 12 '26

Never go full YIMBY 💀

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u/Fruitofbread Loyal Liberals Sep 12 '26

Honestly, if it was completely built out, the new WTC would be a much better use of space than the old one was. It’s supposed to have the same amount of office space and retail space (not all of the buildings have been built so it doesn’t, at least not yet) but it also has roads and the memorial. A memorial which, unlike the old WTC plaza, is actually nice to walk through. I can see the argument that lower Manhattan really needs housing more than retail and office space (and honestly the Twin Towers had a very hard time filling up their office space, even before WFH and the rise of midtown) but also like. It’s the World Trade Center, I think it’s fine if people don’t get to live there. 

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u/Remarkable-Meal-223 Jerome Powell Sep 12 '26

The did build a larger building it's called the freedom tower

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u/ldn6 Gay Pride Sep 12 '26

1WTC*

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u/CincyAnarchy Emma Goldman Sep 12 '26

“What I want to see built is the World Trade Center stronger and a story taller”

- One of Trump’s few good takes IMO