Price-tag of UN renovation soars to $1.9 billion
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters)
The price tag on a long-stalled renovation of the landmark United Nations headquarters has soared to $1.9 billion from the 2002 estimate of $1 billion, when the project was first envisioned, according to new figures released on Thursday.
The U.N. headquarters compound is one of New York's most popular tourist destinations. But after 54 years, its roof leaks, it is riddled with asbestos and lacks fire detectors, a sprinkler system and other emergency safety devices.
Blog MyyyyyAsssss wonders what the price would be for a few sticks of dynamite. The demolition of this structure could lead to the use of its debris being trucked somewhere useful for landfill - say the levees that were flattened by Katrina.
