Ideas for NYC: Open Letter #3

Dear Eric Adams (NYC Mayor),

It has been a minute, and today, I bring to you an important matter— an assault on the eyes— the newly “painted” Verrazano Bridge.

Let’s hope this is primer— but look at this bridge, half painted brown. What is this?

The brown looks terrible. If the idea is to make it blend with the Staten Island hills behind it— no. We don’t need bridges blending into anything. Did we not learn anything after that boat smashed into that one bridge? Do we want birds getting confused? How will this look nice in marathon photos? The bridge already disappears on low visibility days. You need to make it darker.

This vomit brown is offensive. The bridge would look better if it was half American flag, half Italian flag. #honor

Another idea (I feel strongly about this one), paint it gray/silver glitter. Make this bridge sparkle at night. That would be iconic. Another color idea is navy. It’s classy, and it will look good with the night lights.

Please, do NOT paint this whole bridge brown. Toll payers will be devastated. We do not pay all that money to get on that bridge to have it be yet another ugly piece of the city.

Keep it classy. The glitter idea— think about it. New Yorkers love sparkly things, and I have seen the suits you wear. So do you.