New York's Deceptive Shuttle Bid

Museum Seeks State Money for Space Shuttle’s Home, NY Times
“Officials of the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in Manhattan have taken their pitch for government support of the proposed museum out from behind closed doors. … But now they hope to build a 75,000-square-foot building across the West Side Highway that would include laboratories for teaching science to children as well as retail space and a rooftop cafe, Mr. Woods said. To do so, they still need permission from the state’s Department of Transportation, which owns the site — and $85 million.”
Keith’s note: Wait a minute: wasn’t this all supposed to have been worked out before New York submitted their application to get a space shuttle – not after the fact? Sounds rather deceptive to me.
Did NYC Mislead NASA About Shuttle Plans? Did NASA Check?, earlier post