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Old Posted Feb 28, 2008, 8:21 AM
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I totally agree with everything you said in the above post. I even agree with fact that Houston has more supertalls than New York right now.
Don't mind the New Yorkers, they have a right to love their city.
Please. Houston and New York don't even belong in the same sentence. But I don't blame Houston. Its the Chicago trolls trying to cause trouble here. They don't call it the windy city for nothing I suppose. Stay in your midwestern town, please.
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May I remind the participants of the pissing contest that a supertall is over 1,000 feet high?

I can count the amount of supertalls in Houston on one finger.
No, a supertall is 300 meters tall or taller to the roof (not spire).

Go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wells_Fargo_Bank_Plaza

302 meters at 993 feet. It is a real supertall with no spire adding to the height.

Someone already posted info on the other supertall in Houston.
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Please. Houston and New York don't even belong in the same sentence. But I don't blame Houston. Its the Chicago trolls trying to cause trouble here. They don't call it the windy city for nothing I suppose. Stay in your midwestern town, please.
Maybe that's why he got banned.
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There's no point to fighting about this. We both probably would like to see 20 supertalls be built in NYC over the next 10 years.
I really don't know what to make out of this, being that it makes no sense in any regard to what I stated in my previous post. I mean, why would I not want there to be 20 supertalls in Manhattan in the next decade? Where to you even get that time frame, or amount? It gave me a laugh, I'll give you that, but please, just no more.

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It gave me a laugh, I'll give you that, but please, just no more.

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It really is laughable. There's so much skyscraper goodness going on in New York right now, I almost feel sorry for some of those people with their comments. Almost.
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How about this opinion:
New York City is the best damn city in the universe, It couldn't become any better in any way. No other town is better than New York in anything, not in present, nor in future. New WTC is best complex of skyscrapers in all the existing dimensions. Nothing can be done to improve it because it hits the ultimate level of greatness. Theres abso-fuckin-lutely nothing wrong with New York City, or with the new WTC complex.
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How about this opinion:
New York City is the best damn city in the universe, It couldn't become any better in any way. No other town is better than New York in anything, not in present, nor in future. New WTC is best complex of skyscrapers in all the existing dimensions.
True. Glad to see you've finally come around.

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Nothing can be done to improve it because it hits the ultimate level of greatness. Theres abso-fuckin-lutely nothing wrong with New York City, or with the new WTC complex.
But there's always room for improvement. Otherwise, why build anything?
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True. Glad to see you've finally come around.



But there's always room for improvement. Otherwise, why build anything?
For pride and respect?
There are a few things that they don't have though: A good freeway system. Or the advantage of having a nice desert full of fascinating plants and animals.

But that's okay! I'm no troll like the one earlier.


Anyways, cities who show off like Dubai will never approach New York City becasue they're ignorant enough to create replicas of it's landmarks instead of sticking to originality.
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But there's always room for improvement. Otherwise, why build anything?
new york does smell pretty bad. we can work on that. there are also terrible potholes, and compared to many cities, the subway is archaic. Still the greatest city in the world
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new york does smell pretty bad. we can work on that. there are also terrible potholes, and compared to many cities, the subway is archaic. Still the greatest city in the world
Then your lucky you don't live in a city where millions upon millions use cars every day; it gives me a headache smelling the gas.
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How about this opinion:
New York City is the best damn city in the universe, It couldn't become any better in any way. No other town is better than New York in anything, not in present, nor in future. New WTC is best complex of skyscrapers in all the existing dimensions. Nothing can be done to improve it because it hits the ultimate level of greatness. Theres abso-fuckin-lutely nothing wrong with New York City, or with the new WTC complex.
Smart man, now your getting it.
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compared to many cities, the subway is archaic. Still the greatest city in the world
Archaic?. I don't think so. New Yorkers complain about the subway a lot, but there aren't many that beat it. And its still the best way to get around town. The system is so large that its always in a constant state of refurbishment. As for the smell? That's overstated as well. I don't see people walking the streets holding their noses. More times than not, what you smell are the hot dogs and pretzels from the vendors, the occasional incense, etc.
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I'm sure there must be hotspots for graffiti down there in the subways.
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I'm sure there must be hotspots for graffiti down there in the subways.
This isn't 1985...
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