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Posted by Michael549 on Wed Aug 19 19:14:22 2015, in response to Re: What's the obsession with making the subway go EVERYWHERE?, posted by ElectricTraction on Wed Aug 19 16:06:33 2015. The better solution might be to give Staten Island back to NJ, where it belongs!----------------- One of the basic reasons why Staten Island is a part of New York State is simple - it is for defense purposes, especially at a time when areas had to defend themselves from attack by warships on the seas. The high natural bluffs both sides of the Narrows (on Staten Island & Brooklyn) provide excellent places for the building of forts that protect New York Bay from a sea attack. Those forts would and could easily protect the bay and Manhattan from a distance. While the current maps that are used today and their limitations, the land use patterns of the last few decades, and the thinking about and methods of war-fare wave changed - does not mean that some of the decisions made during the early years of this country did not have sound reasonings behind them. Knowing your history is a good thing! Mike |
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