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A coalition of artists and businesspeople is protesting the Port Authority's vision for the future of their neighborhood PATH stations because, the group says, it shows no respect for Greenwich Village's storied past.
The Christopher Street Preservation Alliance argues that construction at two stations would create traffic bottlenecks by widening sidewalks and could damage historic buildings like the Lucille Lortel Theatre or the Stonewall Inn, site of the 1969 uprising that gave birth to the gay rights movement.
"It's a little like trying to destroy the Place de la Bastille," said author Edmund White. "The Stonewall is the single most important location in the gay imagination."
The Port Authority this summer plans to build underground walkways at...