According to New York Crain's Business, concern is growing over the super tall buildings along Central Park, as well as other locations in the city. A number of local elected officials who hold sway over zoning laws sent a letter to the Department of City Planning last week urging it to rein in the tide of new tall buildings south of Central Park.
The officials urged City Planning to implement the recommendations of Manhattan's Community Board 5, which covers most of midtown. They specifically highlighted proposals that would, for example, require a study of shadows on Central Park and its effect on the community.
This has become a hot topic among city dwellers. The super tall buildings not only create shadows over Central Park, but they add to the noise polution of the area, as well as creating major traffic issues.
There is a group that is circulating a petition that calls for lengthy environmental-impact studies for any building topping 25 stories, as well as height limits and a prohibition of new buildings that would cast a shadow into a park.
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