I wonder if they will turn the Empire State Plaza Concourse into an emergency hospital.

I wonder if they will turn the Empire State Plaza Concourse into an emergency hospital.

Well suited for that purpose, as it’s a large unused space owned by the state, nearly a quarter of a mile long and with branches off in multiple directions with everything on one floor. It’s the largest single public building in Upstate NY.

Every 50 feet or so they have 477 volt 50 amp plugs, so they have more than ample electricity – and the Empire Plaza is hooked to four separate substations across the Capital Regions unless the entire region looses power they won’t have any risk of failure – plus they could probably in a castrophic failure use power from the backup generators that normally just back up elevators and servers.

They could use the bus turn around for ambulances and there is ample parking for medical workers in the garages, the state had full control of the heating and ventilation and automatic door locks and gates for driveways in the area. With the state shut down, the space is all but vacant.