NY Spent $106M on Cuomo's Plan to Put Multicolored Flashing Lights on Bridges...
New York spent $106 million on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to put multicolored flashing lights on state-run New York City bridges before the project quietly was halted, Politico reported Monday.
The Democrat governor envisioned a "Harbor of Lights" in which city bridges synced up with other landmarks set to their own soundtrack for a "spectacular light exhibition," Politico said.
The project began with a Mother's Day 2017 unveiling on the new Kosciuszko Bridge, linking Brooklyn and Queens. Critics, however, questioned why the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the state-run agency that owns the bridges, would spend money on optics while more critical issues — subway delays and poor service — needed to be addressed.
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