Archinect - News 2024-05-01T20:20:14-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/127579371/manhattan-community-board-pushes-moratorium-on-600ft-and-higher-construction Manhattan community board pushes moratorium on 600ft and higher construction Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2015-05-19T12:55:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/21/214bda1e23e33dc0d3188d389a7d01e5?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>"There's actually such a lack of transparency that it is difficult to understand what developers and property owners are actually planning ... There's no mechanism for us or the city for us to understand ahead of time what's in the planning" [...] The board ultimately wants Mayor Bill de Blasio to take steps to create more comprehensive zoning laws that would assess the impact of large towers on open space and mitigate any potential impacts, like shadows on Central Park.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Listen to the full report from WYNC below:</p><p></p>