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[ClosingADoor]

Maybe the billionaire can stay at one of his other dozen houses then? Say somewhere in the countryside where it won't be damaging business for hundreds of shops.

 

[Deleted member 20415]

What a disaster. I work in this neighborhood, it's been a mess for months now.

Whenever Obama came to town, the 2-3x a year, it was always a cluster fuck, same with the U.N. general session.

This is going to be regular? Give me a break!

 

[Acosta]

His light will guide you to greatness!

Sounds like a big mess if he wants to go often.

 

[smokeymicpot]

I am so happy I no longer work in the city right now. Its gonna be a clusterfuck for years.

 

[mattiewheels]

I feel like Mar A Lago would make much more sense for him to live at right now from a logistical standpoint, since it's gotta be much more remote and inconveniencing than roping off NYC.

 

[gutter_trash]

Trump should be more respectful towards businesses on 5th Avenue and just move his ass to a remote estate that is not in the middle of the city

 

[Gallbaro]

Trump should be more respectful towards businesses on 5th Avenue and just move his ass to a remote estate that is not in the middle of the city

Trump is not loaded with cash and likely cannot afford to loose the tenets who occupy the commercial and retail spaces. He will have to accommodate.

 

[CrispyBoar]

Wow. The traffic in New York City is gonna get rough, LOL.

 

[Shao Kahn on the Lawn]

This is something I've wondered about before. How much power does the Secret Service have over determining where the President can and cannot go?

 

[FyreWulff]

This is something I've wondered about before. How much power does the Secret Service have over determining where the President can and cannot go?

100%

You basically live in a gun-lined fishbowl for the rest of your life

 

[Tallshortman]

Nah NYC just demolish trump tower.

 

[KDR_11k]

Pffft, that's nothing, when a POTUS comes to Germany the police locks down the entire city. Manholes get welded shut, citizens locked into their homes, nobody is allowed on the street. IMO they shouldn't let the POTUS enter any towns then, if they want a meeting in a safe place use an aircraft carrier or something like that, don't terrorize civilians with your insane security requirements.

 

[Sylas]

Part of me wonders if they'd have to do something to the MTA, too. It runs real close to Trump Tower.

 

[Netherscourge]

They should put Chris Christie in charge of the traffic patterns there.

 

[Oppo]

Can he not, like, take a helicopter from the roof or something?

 

[Gutek]

Trump won't be there much anyway. I heard the inner cities are literally hell.

 

[wenis]

Can he not, like, take a helicopter from the roof or something?

Yes. please. no way that would go horribly horribly wrong one day

 

[GaimeGuy]

I feel ill just knowing he is President.

I feel ill knowing he was in a primary. Ever since he won, while I'm in public, I look at people passing me bythrough the lens of "possibly a fucking idiot and waste 9f oxygen"


My view of complete strangers is forever shattered.

 

[Opto]

A real man of the people.

 

[demon]

Pffft, that's nothing, when a POTUS comes to Germany the police locks down the entire city. Manholes get welded shut, citizens locked into their homes, nobody is allowed on the street. IMO they shouldn't let the POTUS enter any towns then, if they want a meeting in a safe place use an aircraft carrier or something like that, don't terrorize civilians with your insane security requirements.

I understand this sentiment completely but there's nothing insane about that level of security. The POTUS is one of those most powerful people on the planet; there's really no such thing as being too careful.

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

Can he not, like, take a helicopter from the roof or something?

He would be flying in Marine One, which is a pretty big helicopter. Don't know if a civilian landing pad could hold it.

 

[mattiewheels]

He would be flying in Marine One, which is a pretty big helicopter. Don't know if a civilian landing pad could hold it.

That's why I see this place and wonder why he doesn't just stick down there and leave the hassle of crushing NYC behind. Just rope off the golf courses and helicopter in.

 

[Fancyarcher]

I'm a bit disappointed by this news, honestly. I would have loved to have seen Trump live in New York in constant fear, since everyone in the entire state practically hates him now.

 

[Fancyarcher]

I feel like he's probably going to spend most of his time at his estate in Florida.

Way too much bad press would come out of him staying at Trump tower, not to mention would affect businesses he owns.

I think you're giving Trump too much credit. He's NOT that bright.

 

[Dazza]

Bridgegate all over again. Last I checked you can't dictate where someone wants to go. Trump doesn't own Fifth Ave. What a disgrace.

Not yet, but it might be able to pick it up for a song since all the properties will be severely devalued from a lack of income

 

[Deleted member 80556]

Well, on the good side, NY is definitely staying blue for '18 and '20.

I understand this sentiment completely but there's nothing insane about that level of security. The POTUS is one of those most powerful people on the planet; there's really no such thing as being too careful.

Pretty much. Nobody wants a repetition of JFK's assassination, specially in these turbulent times.

 

[BajiBoxer]

That's why I see this place and wonder why he doesn't just stick down there and leave the hassle of crushing NYC behind. Just rope off the golf courses and helicopter in.

I think he just likes living at the top of a tower with his name on it.

 

[Megasoum]

Can he not, like, take a helicopter from the roof or something?

It's not just about him getting in and out of the place.

It's about the USSS securing a multi block wide perimeter around the building everytime he's there (and a permanent smaller perimeter when he's not).

 

[eyeball_kid]

He's going to have the Eye of Sauron on top of the tower, isn't he.

 

[mlclmtckr]

It's about the USSS securing a multi block wide perimeter around the building everytime he's there (and a permanent smaller perimeter when he's not).

How are they even going to do that lol

A multi-block perimeter (if that means the block Trump Tower is on and the ones surrounding it) would mean sealing off everything from 56th to 58th and from Madison all the way to fucking 6th Avenue. There are billions of dollars going through those buildings every day, there are tourist attractions and art galleries and high end stores and corporate offices. What happens to all that stuff when Trump's in town?

 

[Nemesis121]

Wasting tax money......sheeeeesh..

 

[Laughing Banana]

I was gonna say that this is the first example of him not serving the interests of Americans, but I bet the country folk don't see New Yorkers as Americans and love this fuck-you to them very much. And since nobody in NYC voted for him, he probably doesn't mind destroying traffic and messing with their day.

This whole idea of country folks rubbing their hands in delight to see city folks suffer struck me as amusing.

Though I suppose not many city folks consider those country folks as Americans too. I am not even sure the city people acknowledge their existence.

 

[ronaldthump]

wasting your tax payers money on this. Ridiculous. lol.

 

[NimbusD]

Just build a fucking moat around it already.

 

[Jpop]

No better way to get New Yorkers protesting than shutting down their roads.

 

[Dalibor68]

So did he actually say he was going to spend a lot of time in his tower or are we screaming at strawmen again?

 

[aygomyownroad]

So many windows...

Its going to be a nightmare for the people who live, work and visit these locations. He needs to be told that he can't live there and its too dangerous.

Seriously a sniper could kill him with ease there are so many places. Would they need to check every apartment to ensure there is nothing?

 

[BossDarkseid]

So did he actually say he was going to spend a lot of time in his tower or are we screaming at strawmen again?

He wants to stay in the White House as little as possible so..

 

[TheJLC]

Man the logistics sounds like a complete nightmare. The residential areas where Obama lives are an impenetrable fortress, I can only imagine the USSS trying to do the same in NYC.

 

[walei]

The more I read about what may happen when Trump takes office, the more I am convinced we're going to get President Pence sooner or later.

Truly the darkest timeline.

 

[Gallbaro]

He would be flying in Marine One, which is a pretty big helicopter. Don't know if a civilian landing pad could hold it.

No rooftop helipads in Manhattan. Thanks to one falling off and hitting the streets.

Yes. please. no way that would go horribly horribly wrong one day

http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/lea...n-top-of-pan-am-building-kills-five/?referer=

On May 16, 1977, a rotor blade broke off a helicopter on the roof of Manhattan’s Pan Am Building after the copter’s landing gear failed, causing it to turn sideways. The blade killed five people.

The New York Times reported: “Whirling like a giant boomerang, the blade struck four people on the roof-top madding pad, killing three instantly, then plunged over the skyscraper’s west parapet. About halfway down the gray tower, the blade crashed into a window and broke in two. One piece of the blade continued to fall, whirling onto Madison Avenue and killing a woman.”

 

[SporeCrawler]

The emperor has come

 

[RS4-]

He should pay all the business owners and staff affected in the area.

Lol he'll deport them instead and find out who didn't vote for him.