Friday, August 27, 2010
"Skyscraper near Empire State Building wins backing"
I guess every proposed building in NYC controversial to someone or other...
This was recently reported on the BBC website:
"The office building will stand nearly as tall as the 102-storey Empire State Building (ESB), two blocks away.
ESB owner Anthony Malkin had argued the new building would ruin the 'uniqueness' of the city's skyline.
But New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Manhattan should embrace new investments, adding: 'Anybody that builds a building in New York City changes its skyline.'
'We don't have to run around to every other owner and apologize,' Mr Bloomberg told a news conference."
