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Originally Posted by Dylan Dude
Why would there be a fear?
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I ask that question all the time. And it's just irrationality. Manhattan's skyscrapers are built in some of the highest densities and concentrations on the planet. Yet there are people who think any one new building will be the end of civilization as we know it, with grievances being anything from extra shadows to extra people.
To be clear, most people in the city, or anywhere else, don't really care about skyscrapers, one way or the other. But there is a small contingent who firmly believe that their daily lives will be ruined by the construction of these things, even in a city that is defined by them. Added to that mix, there is the contingent that thinks
any change to the built environment, regardless of scale, is unacceptable, and that all built things must be preserved as is, or adapted for different use. So while the NY skyline has steadily grown, and is constantly being altered, the
scale of the changes of something like what that photo represents is to them a horror.
https://observer.com/2012/08/another...of-the-future/
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Back when we did our big report one what the Bloomberg administration has in store for Midtown East under an in-the-works rezoning, we came up with a little dream/doomsday scenario of what that might look like.
Now, our pals over at Curbed have come up with their own rendering of a Midtown of the future, which are equally exciting and terrifying, depending on where you stand on cool new skyscrapers and the crowds and shadows that come with them.
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