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http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-08...se-committee-approves-vornado-tower.html
New York City Council Land Use Committee Approves Vornado Tower

August 25, 2010
By Henry Goldman and David M. Levitt

A New York City council committee approved Vornado Realty Trust’s plans for a 1,200-foot (366- meter) Manhattan skyscraper that’s opposed by the owners of the nearby Empire State Building.

The council’s land use committee approved the tower by a vote of 19-1, with two members abstaining. The building will be voted on by the full council later this afternoon.

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http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/124342/city-council-to-vote-on-new-midtown-skyscraper
City Council To Vote On New Midtown Skyscraper

By: NY1 News

After being approved by the subcommittees on Zoning and Franchises and Land Use this morning, the proposal for the development of 15 Penn Plaza now goes before the full council.

...Mayor Michael Bloomberg is defending the project.

"Anybody that builds a building in New York City changes its skyline,” said the mayor. “We don’t need to run around to every other owner and apologize. This is something that‘s great for the city, and you know, competition's a wonderful thing. One guy owns a tall building and wants it to be the only tall building, well sorry, that’s not the real world."

New Yorkers said they, too, support a change in the skyline.

"It would add to it," said one New Yorker.

"I like the tall buildings and all the lights," said another. "That's why people come to New York, right? It's the lights that attract."

"It's New York, there are buildings all over the place," added a third.

The City Planning Commission has already approved the tower.

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