Given that the Statue of Liberty is on an entirely different island that’s not in New York, maybe try something else. Now that fewer people are commuting into the city, there’s a good chance we could spare a few skyscrapers.
New York City is actually built on swamp land. So many small creeks feed into it that water has to be constantly pumped out. When Manhattan was bought for trinkets, probably the sellers chuckled at how they had outsmarted the stupid settlers by selling them worthless swampland.
PoodleGroomer over 1 year ago
Is it on an island or rock-fill?
Sanspareil over 1 year ago
Easy solution is to decrease the Higgs Boson field on at least 17 percent of the sky scrapers thereby reducing the gravity of the situation!
Say What Now‽ Premium Member over 1 year ago
Start by removing gold toilets from a certain tower.
Doug K over 1 year ago
This reminds me of how mountains such as the Himalaya Mountains also push down and sink down into the earth because of their weight.
Gent over 1 year ago
No no. It because global warmi…er climate change!
daijoboo Premium Member over 1 year ago
Manhattan island is sinking. The Statue of Liberty is in New Jersey. Won’t help, Brewster.
Imagine over 1 year ago
Or just everyone on a diet.
Tigressy over 1 year ago
That’s what you get building sky-scrapers on landfill.
Wall Street used to be close to the water – well – it soon will be again…
cdward over 1 year ago
Given that the Statue of Liberty is on an entirely different island that’s not in New York, maybe try something else. Now that fewer people are commuting into the city, there’s a good chance we could spare a few skyscrapers.
My First Premium Member over 1 year ago
It was a gift from France. How about we remove the Manhattan D.A. That weighs just as much.
[Traveler] Premium Member over 1 year ago
I have this bridge over here leading to Brooklyn that I’m willing to part with
preacherman Premium Member over 1 year ago
If NY is sinking, that may be due to the increased sea level caused by climate change.
tripwire45 over 1 year ago
Sentimental value. Yes, I guess you could call it that.
geese28 over 1 year ago
The last thing you want to do Brewster is involve a woman with weight
Durak Premium Member over 1 year ago
Time to build some of those things that the Dutch build, that start with D and rhyme with PIKE but goNanny won’t let me use!
mepowell over 1 year ago
New York City is actually built on swamp land. So many small creeks feed into it that water has to be constantly pumped out. When Manhattan was bought for trinkets, probably the sellers chuckled at how they had outsmarted the stupid settlers by selling them worthless swampland.
Radish... over 1 year ago
New York City my devotion…
Let it sink back into the ocean.
blakerl over 1 year ago
Only to the French! Not to New Yonkers. They say we got too many people already, don’t send us any more.
Brian Fink over 1 year ago
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/19/new-york-city-sinking-skyscrapers-climate-crisis
Cactus-Pete over 1 year ago
While it has a New York address, the statue is actually in New Jersey.
mistercatworks over 1 year ago
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free.” What happened to that?
cuzinron47 over 1 year ago
Brewster, definitely the man for the job.
Bilan over 1 year ago
Manhattan has several suspension bridges (Brooklyn, Washington, Verrazzano, etc..), why not use them to hold the island up?
Stephen Gilberg over 1 year ago
Good thing she’s hollow.
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace over 1 year ago
Plus it ain’t in the city.
LrdSlvrhnd over 1 year ago
Boy, NYC is having a week, isn’t it? It’s sinking AND it’s filled with smoke.