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| New York Today: Rule-Bending Buildings | New York Today: Rule-Bending Buildings |
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| Updated, 8:44 a.m. | |
| Good morning on this patchwork Monday. | Good morning on this patchwork Monday. |
| Look around, New York. | Look around, New York. |
| Our concrete jungle is filled with buildings, both big and small, many of which could not be built today. | Our concrete jungle is filled with buildings, both big and small, many of which could not be built today. |
| Forty percent of the roughly 43,000 buildings in Manhattan defy the city’s current zoning rules. | Forty percent of the roughly 43,000 buildings in Manhattan defy the city’s current zoning rules. |
| 30 Rock is one of them. | 30 Rock is one of them. |
| The beloved San Remo apartments and Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, too. | The beloved San Remo apartments and Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, too. |
| Even the Municipal Building, home to much of the city’s government, is out of compliance with the current rules. | Even the Municipal Building, home to much of the city’s government, is out of compliance with the current rules. |
| The early 1900s saw a skyscraper boom: Buildings that had topped out around 300 feet suddenly gained neighbors two or three times taller. | The early 1900s saw a skyscraper boom: Buildings that had topped out around 300 feet suddenly gained neighbors two or three times taller. |
| The Woolworth Building and the Equitable Building, among others, popped up within years of each other. | The Woolworth Building and the Equitable Building, among others, popped up within years of each other. |
| It was an exciting time. | It was an exciting time. |
| But there was also a public outcry — people feared they’d be living in eternal darkness, said Matt A. V. Chaban, a New York Times reporter who worked on a project with The Upshot to map which buildings in Manhattan are now out of compliance. | But there was also a public outcry — people feared they’d be living in eternal darkness, said Matt A. V. Chaban, a New York Times reporter who worked on a project with The Upshot to map which buildings in Manhattan are now out of compliance. |
| The Equitable Building, for one, cast a seven-acre shadow over downtown when it opened in 1915. | The Equitable Building, for one, cast a seven-acre shadow over downtown when it opened in 1915. |
| Cue the zoning code, approved in 1916, which now controls how big, bulky and crowded buildings can be. | Cue the zoning code, approved in 1916, which now controls how big, bulky and crowded buildings can be. |
| It’s also had unintended consequences for how they look. | It’s also had unintended consequences for how they look. |
| “Arguably, now we’re getting uglier buildings because people don’t want to risk being told ‘No,’ ” Mr. Chaban told us. | “Arguably, now we’re getting uglier buildings because people don’t want to risk being told ‘No,’ ” Mr. Chaban told us. |
| “Maybe, theoretically, the zoning code makes this a safer, healthier city,” he said, “but is it necessarily a more vibrant and creative one?” | “Maybe, theoretically, the zoning code makes this a safer, healthier city,” he said, “but is it necessarily a more vibrant and creative one?” |
| Here’s what else is happening: | Here’s what else is happening: |
| Enjoy the sunny weather on your commute this morning — it probably won’t last. | Enjoy the sunny weather on your commute this morning — it probably won’t last. |
| Dark, thunderous clouds and scattered showers are forecast this afternoon, and the sad weather will most likely stick around until late Tuesday. Today’s high: 72. | Dark, thunderous clouds and scattered showers are forecast this afternoon, and the sad weather will most likely stick around until late Tuesday. Today’s high: 72. |
| Your nose, at least, will be happy: The pollen counts are low. | Your nose, at least, will be happy: The pollen counts are low. |
| • Depending where you live, you either love or hate the plan to restore express service to the F line. [New York Times] | • Depending where you live, you either love or hate the plan to restore express service to the F line. [New York Times] |
| • Clergy in the city spoke to their congregations over the weekend about mental illness, as part of a push by Chirlane McCray, the wife of Mayor Bill de Blasio. [New York Times] | • Clergy in the city spoke to their congregations over the weekend about mental illness, as part of a push by Chirlane McCray, the wife of Mayor Bill de Blasio. [New York Times] |
| • Two days after he was seen wheeling his wife’s body down the street on a metal dolly, a Staten Island man was charged with second-degree murder. [New York Times] | • Two days after he was seen wheeling his wife’s body down the street on a metal dolly, a Staten Island man was charged with second-degree murder. [New York Times] |
| • Residents claim that the developers of a building on the Upper East Side sliced off a four-foot-wide lot so they could build a bigger tower. [New York Times] | • Residents claim that the developers of a building on the Upper East Side sliced off a four-foot-wide lot so they could build a bigger tower. [New York Times] |
| • A Queens man who was stabbed and robbed on the subway said his fellow New Yorkers didn’t respond to his cries for help. [New York Post] | • A Queens man who was stabbed and robbed on the subway said his fellow New Yorkers didn’t respond to his cries for help. [New York Post] |
| • A print by a husband and wife, who have been photographing the aftermath of gunfire at a housing project in Queens for over 30 years, went up for auction last week. [New York Times] | • A print by a husband and wife, who have been photographing the aftermath of gunfire at a housing project in Queens for over 30 years, went up for auction last week. [New York Times] |
| • Scoreboard: Mets sober up Brewers, 3-1. Yankees outpace Athletics, 5-4. | • Scoreboard: Mets sober up Brewers, 3-1. Yankees outpace Athletics, 5-4. |
| • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Monday Briefing. | • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Monday Briefing. |
| • Learn about the preservation and expansion of Staten Island parks at an exhibit in Conference House Park on Staten Island. 10 a.m. [Free] | • Learn about the preservation and expansion of Staten Island parks at an exhibit in Conference House Park on Staten Island. 10 a.m. [Free] |
| • Find your inner Zen at an introduction to meditation class at Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum in the Bronx. 5:30 p.m. [$85 for a five-class series] | • Find your inner Zen at an introduction to meditation class at Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum in the Bronx. 5:30 p.m. [$85 for a five-class series] |
| • A discussion on the use of force in prisons, with panelists including the former commissioner of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, at the Brooklyn Historical Society. 6:30 p.m. [$5] | • A discussion on the use of force in prisons, with panelists including the former commissioner of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, at the Brooklyn Historical Society. 6:30 p.m. [$5] |
| • The Color of Campaign Coverage, a conversation with journalists and other experts about a lack of diversity in the newsroom, at the Greene Space in Manhattan. 7 p.m. [$15] | • The Color of Campaign Coverage, a conversation with journalists and other experts about a lack of diversity in the newsroom, at the Greene Space in Manhattan. 7 p.m. [$15] |
| • Adele fans can listen to the Harlem Gospel Choir cover her hits at B. B. King Blues Club & Grill in Midtown Manhattan. 8 p.m. [$30] | • Adele fans can listen to the Harlem Gospel Choir cover her hits at B. B. King Blues Club & Grill in Midtown Manhattan. 8 p.m. [$30] |
| • Mets at Nationals, 7:05 p.m. (SNY). | • Mets at Nationals, 7:05 p.m. (SNY). |
| • For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. | • For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. |
| Southbound E, F, M and R trains are running with delays. | Southbound E, F, M and R trains are running with delays. |
| • Subway and PATH | • Subway and PATH |
| • Railroads: L.I.R.R., Metro-North, N.J. Transit, Amtrak | • Railroads: L.I.R.R., Metro-North, N.J. Transit, Amtrak |
| • Roads: Check traffic map or radio report on the 1s or the 8s. | • Roads: Check traffic map or radio report on the 1s or the 8s. |
| • Alternate-side parking: in effect until May 30. | • Alternate-side parking: in effect until May 30. |
| • Ferries: Staten Island Ferry, New York Waterway, East River Ferry | • Ferries: Staten Island Ferry, New York Waterway, East River Ferry |
| • Airports: La Guardia, J.F.K., Newark | • Airports: La Guardia, J.F.K., Newark |
| Speaking of skyscrapers: Have you ever imagined what it might be like to climb one? | Speaking of skyscrapers: Have you ever imagined what it might be like to climb one? |
| Thirty-nine years ago this week, a man named George Willig scaled one of the Twin Towers, “the kind of wacky stunt that mesmerized a city during a demoralizing fiscal crisis,” The Times reported. | Thirty-nine years ago this week, a man named George Willig scaled one of the Twin Towers, “the kind of wacky stunt that mesmerized a city during a demoralizing fiscal crisis,” The Times reported. |
| Mr. Willig, a toy maker and inventor, built himself some special climbing clamps to help him make his way up the outside of 2 World Trade Center. | Mr. Willig, a toy maker and inventor, built himself some special climbing clamps to help him make his way up the outside of 2 World Trade Center. |
| When he needed a reality check halfway up, he rubbed his cheek against the building. | When he needed a reality check halfway up, he rubbed his cheek against the building. |
| The city fined him $1.10 — a penny for each floor he climbed. | The city fined him $1.10 — a penny for each floor he climbed. |
| What’s the most daredevil thing you’ve ever done? Let us know in the comments. | What’s the most daredevil thing you’ve ever done? Let us know in the comments. |
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