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Re “Preservation Has Become the Enemy of Evolution,” by Binyamin Appelbaum (Opinion, Jan. 7):
We must destroy New York in order to save it? And discard our history and heritage for expediency’s sake?
New York City needs more, not less, historical memory. What we do not need is a return to the housing policies of Robert Moses.
Mr. Appelbaum writes that much of Brooklyn Heights has been fossilized. Would he say that Paris has been “fossilized” because its city leaders preserve its buildings? There’s no other place like Brooklyn Heights in the United States. But there are countless other cities around the globe with soulless, interchangeable skyscrapers. We mustn’t sacrifice what makes New York unique and beautiful simply for new buildings and for uncreative solutions to pressing housing problems.
We have lots of unused commercial and industrial buildings in the city that can be converted to housing. We have millions of square feet of office space that will never be used again, despite the desires of wealthy developers. The solution isn’t to destroy the homes that are already built and have been preserved.
How the Russian Government Silences Wartime Dissent
A law making it illegal to discredit Russia’s army has ensnared thousands of Russians for even mild acts or statements against the war.
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