[Skyguy_7]

Originally Posted by NYguy

It's probably a well intentioned idea, but not thought out. For one thing, as I said earlier, if a developer wants to and can build taller, he will. But more importantly, trying to honor the Freedom Tower by not topping that 1,776 ft mark misses the main reason for that building being built. It was not simply to honor the year 1776, but to restore that same spirit that built the original complex. To build high, and higher even. Originally, there were those who thought New York would and should never build tall again. That fear mongering gave way to the "voice" of New Yorkers who demanded something tall be built to restore the skyline. That the city would not bow down to the threat of terrorism, which will always be with us anyway. And that's what we got. Trying to stunt the skyline, while maybe well intentioned, flies in the face of that. You honor the World Trade Center by building with that same spirit. Stopping the spire just a foot short is much too obvious.

...Crosspost from 217 W 57th...

+1!

Did you guys see SNL on Saturday? Skip to the 2:00 mark to see Chris Rock, who is now forever on my shit list, remark on the Freedom Tower.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8UtV2bER-U