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| U.N. Looking for Cheap Temporary Space |
| 2005-10-13 |
| Hmmm, howzabout Timbuktu? EFL UNITED NATIONS -- The United Nations is looking at everything in its search for cheap temporary space -- islands, cruise ships, and even large tents. And Brooklyn is definitely still in the running. U.N. Assistant Secretary-General Louis Frederick Reuter IV, who took charge of the U.N.'s renovation and relocation four weeks ago, said the world body is scrambling to find temporary headquarters following the New York State legislature's refusal to give the go-ahead for a new building. "We're looking at everything," Reuter said, adding that Brooklyn hadn't been ruled out. "We'll go anywhere if we can afford it. We're looking at boats, barges, islands, tents. We're looking at nonprofit space. We're looking at cheap space." I hear the Department of Sanitation has a few surplus garbage scows... Heh, should have given them the carrier America and then blown it up... |
| Posted by:DanNY |
| #9 "Well, there are certain sections of New York, Major, that I wouldn't advise you to try to invade..." |
| Posted by: mojo 2005-10-13 15:35 |
| #8 I hear the Sudan has lots of space available. Zim-bob-we, too. Oh, yeah - and Chechnya is nice this time of year. I'll even volunteer to help them |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-10-13 14:36 |
| #7 Trump was the one who didn't "get it". The very idea was to only spend $300 Million in the first place and *steal* the other $2.7 Billion. Unless they get astounding bribes their attitude is "why should we do anything?" The funny part is I'm not kidding or exaggerating. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2005-10-13 13:32 |
| #6 I don't have the link, but Donald Trump did some congressional testimony a little while back that was absolutely hilarious. He had a a meeting with Kofi and tried to tell Kofi how to do a rehab in New York. While the UN was budgeting $3 billion, the Donald said it should only take $300 million, or $600 tops. He then told Kofi not to have a temp space but do the rehab in place, and told him that on any temp move, the UN would be taken to the cleaners. The Donald later had a conversation with the UN official in charge of the whole rehab operation. Trump came away thinking -- and saying -- that said official was a blithering idiot. I have the testimony as an mp3 file. Hilarious. E-mail me if you want it. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2005-10-13 11:14 |
| #5 There's some open space at Fresh Kills. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-10-13 10:43 |
| #4 JUST GET THE HELL OUT OF NYC. Thank you for your consideration.. |
| Posted by: Bardo 2005-10-13 10:24 |
| #3 Why Nouakchott? Hell or Oblivion would be more appropriate: more space. |
| Posted by: JFM 2005-10-13 10:19 |
| #2 And Nouakchott is beautiful this time of year... |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-10-13 09:31 |
| #1 Plenty of office space in Mogadishu. Cheap too from what I hear... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-10-13 08:53 |