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Fox406 t1_jef22rk wrote

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surferpro1234 t1_jefaj10 wrote

Sometimes you don’t want a tower to block the sun from your window. Am I being selfish…probably. At the same time…it’s Manhattan. It’s not so black and white. Also I don’t live near there but still

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SolutionRelative4586 t1_jefh8jo wrote

> Sometimes you don’t want a tower to block the sun from your window. Am I being selfish…probably. At the same time…it’s Manhattan. It’s not so black and white.

This is exactly it.

You can't move to Manhattan and ask it to freeze in time just the way you found it.

If you want to live somewhere with no changes go buy a big plot of land in the middle of nowhere.

Cities change by definition. That's what makes them cities.

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surferpro1234 t1_jefhnnw wrote

I agree with you! Still as I look out my window and see a giant crane with the inevitable coming…the nimbyism rises.

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SolutionRelative4586 t1_jeflyvv wrote

>Still as I look out my window

And your window blocked someone else's when it was built :)

Depending how old your building is, that person may be dead. Maybe even their children are dead.

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Fox406 t1_jefnbb3 wrote

The Manhattanization of Manhattan! 😭

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George4Mayor86 t1_jefi2zv wrote

If you hate tall buildings I suggest you live pretty much anywhere on earth other than Manhattan.

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surferpro1234 t1_jefiisd wrote

What is the reading comprehension level here? I love tall buildings. I live in Manhattan. Pointing out opposing arguments as to why…someone might be opposed

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FourthLife t1_jegluy0 wrote

Everyone is aware the reasons NIMBYs are NIMBYs. That doesn’t make those reasons good or worth defending. They’re only worth mocking

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surferpro1234 t1_jegyqmc wrote

In that case, let’s flatten the west village and develop it like Midtown or Fidi

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FourthLife t1_jeh17ro wrote

I think we should allow it to be developed like that if that’s where the demand is

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