Ask Google To Send Their Street View Trike To Southpoint Park On Roosevelt Island - Quickly, Before Waterfront Views are Ruined By FDR Memorial

You Tube Video Tell Google Where To Ride

A reader, Denver Gingerich, makes the following suggestion:

Thought you might like to inform your readership of Google's poll to determine where they will send their Street View trike:

There are lots of areas on Roosevelt Island that would benefit from Street View coverage by trike, such as Lighthouse Park, the east and west walkways, and South Point Park. If we have a bunch of residents expressing interest, then perhaps Google will add those to their coverage areas.

According to Google Maps:

Tell us where to ride!

The Street View trike has already collected some imagery, but now we're accepting your suggestions for where to send it next in the United States. Send us your most inspired suggestions for the places you really want to see featured in Street View.

... We will be accepting suggestions for US locations until Wednesday October 28, 2009. The public will then be able to cast their final votes and choose the top locations we'll add to Street View.

Curbed reports that Google's Street View Car was taking in the sights at Governors Island.

Click here and tell Google to bring their Street View Trike to Roosevelt Island. Make sure to do it before the October 28 deadline.

Of course, if Google wants to see the beautiful, panoramic NYC Skyline and East River waterfront views from Southpoint Park they better hurry up

This view will be lost at Southpoint Park - Wedding Image From Jerry Yoon

and send the Street View Trike before the proposed FDR Memorial Boondoggle ruins them.

FDR Memorial Room Image From Village Voice Runnin Scared Blog

According to RIOC President Steve Shane (Item 5B):

FDR Memorial: RIOC is working with the State and City Parks Departments on integration of funding and oversight mechanics for the $4 million State appropriation, the $4.5 million from the City, and at least $8 million from the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, as necessary for phase 1. Legal work on finalizing development relationship is ongoing. State Parks has approved an operating and maintenance budget and is in receipt of a $2 million endowment to fund the expenses. November 4 meeting with Commissioner Ash and her staff scheduled to discuss allocation of responsibility for implementing the plan and the mechanics of RIOC reimbursement for incurred expenses.

Granite Wall Sample For FDR Memorial Sculpture Room Currently At Southpoint Park

There's still hope that Governor Patterson will decide that allocating $4 million in State funds, with the prospect of more in later stages, is a huge waste of taxpayer funds given the current financial crisis and that the so-called private donations to the FDR Memorial will not be converted into actual cash.

UPDATE - 11/24 - Google's Street View Trike will not be making it to Roosevelt Island's Southpoint or Lighthouse Park but may be going to the Bronx Zoo or Central Park depending on your vote.