The Kingsbridge Armory Mess — Or, When Ideology Replaces Common Sense

The Kingsbridge Armory Mess — Or, When Ideology Replaces Common Sense

For decades, the massive Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx has stood empty — a cavernous structure occupying an entire city block in a borough that has long struggled with some of the highest unemployment rates in New York City and the nation. Few development failures better illustrate the consequences of public policy divorced from economic reality than the armory. The story is not simply about a vacant building. It is about what happens when ide…