Always Be Skeptical Of People Who Say Stuff Like “This Is The Sort Of Thing That’s Never Been Tried In NYC”

Because “NYC” is big enough that if someone wanted to try to do something, they probably would have long since tried to do it. I guess it’s sort of like the inverse of “If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere”:

It sounds like a scene straight out of Las Vegas or Orlando: streets magically illuminated by an interactive light show, complete with 3-D effects and lights that respond to kinetic pedestrian motion.

But this futuristic vision is being pitched for button-down Lower Manhattan; the city Economic Development Corporation is now accepting bids for a lighting initiative that, according to the request for proposals, “will transform the experience of Lower Manhattan at night.”

“This is the sort of thing that’s never been tried in N.Y.C.,” said Seth W. Pinsky, president of the Economic Development Corporation, which will accept proposals until the end of February. He said the displays would serve locals and visitors alike in promoting a rapidly developing area that too many tourists overlook, especially after business hours.