$150 Million For “Stairs To Nowhere?” What Are They Thinking?

“The whole eyesore would almost be acceptable, in a humorous, nihilistic kind of way, if we didn’t know just how much money was going down the drain on this. To repeat, it will be a full $150 million—or $200 million if you factor in the money going toward the surrounding park. (Given Heatherwick’s apparent penchant for cost overruns, who knows just how high that price will soar, though?) This project comes about at a time when many of New York’s largest museums have been struggling financially.”