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Originally Posted by 10023
Bit too far from the city for the view to be as good as it could be. It would be amazing from Governor's Island. But then, of course, the wheel itself is a bit of an eyesore, so there are pluses and minuses.
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The point of it is not to view the skyline - that can be done in Manhattan from various decks - but to offer a different experience as well as a view over the harbor from which it will rise.
It will become a New York landmark and an icon, that itself making it a draw. It will offer an experience New York currently does not have.
The city is currently breaking records in tourism, the crowds keep coming. There must always be something new in New York, the city should never stop thinking and creating new. With the Staten Island ferry itself reaching new numbers, this attraction will be a natural.
Seeing those anchors in place I can now envision the thing standing exactly where it will be. It really is a major milestone for the whole development.
