Well, it looks like the proposed tax has been sunk because it would dip into the city's coffers. Local businesses did not seem to appreciate the tax plan much, either.

The most popular alternative remains taxing the non-profit properties owned by the Jehovah's Witnesses and soon bound for sale. An outside consultancy is considering other alternatives, which include, according to the Brooklyn Paper and the Post:

• Advertising or sponsorships
• Additional concessions
• Fee-based recreation
• Special events
• A parking lot
• General fundraising, à la Central Park

Some combination of these plans could be implemented, or the condo plans could simply move forward. Whatever the case, the Bloomberg administration has made clear time and again that the park must be self-sustaining.