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Originally Posted by NYguy
Not likely. I would say there's a little more room to stand for this one in that regard, but even then I wouldn't count on a height chop. Both are city developments, and they aren't going to cut the number of units being proposed simply because some people object to height.
The site in both locations being constrained as they are, there is no room for that. It's the City of Yes now, and every neighborhood is going to have to carry some of the "burden" of larger structures, at least so says the mayor.
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yeah i know. there is the didactic rational and then there is the irl political rationale. the mayor is running for reelection, if he can stay out of trouble that is, so the city of yes is actually the city of we will work something out so we can all ‘win’ and save face. and he can keep his votes. bet.