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See NYC's charmless supertall skyscrapers, which one critic is calling a showy display of billionaires' stranglehold on America

Dan LatuMay 29, 2023, 16:04 IST

Billionaires' Row.Bruce Katz Courtesy of PA Press

  • New York City is home to 17 supertall towers measuring over 984 feet, the most of any metropolis.
  • Writer Eric P. Nash claims the towers alter the skyline but add little to the city's character.
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A person wearing a mask walks along the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir in Central Park with a view of Billionaire's Row in the background on March 13, 2021 in New York City.

A person walks in Central Park with Billionaires' Row towers looming in the background.Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images

Billionaire's row

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Hudson Yards

The Vessel, a sculpture designed by architect Thomas Heatherwick at Hudson Yards.Business Insider/Jessica Tyler

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One Manhattan West towers over nearby buildings

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One Manhattan West glass-front facade

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Billionaire's Row towers over Central Park visitors spread out over the lawn

Billionaires' Row.Bruce Katz Courtesy of PA Press

Billionaire's Row stands over the rocks and foliage of Central Park

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Skyscrapers in Manhattan.

111 West 57th Street with its fluted siding stands in the foreground.Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

The fanned out top of 111 West 57th Street

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Billionaire's Row through the trees of Central Park

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Central Park Tower at sunset

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The topmost floors of 53W53 overlook Central Park and the Upper West Side

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53W53 lattice facade at sunset overlooking Central Park

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The glassy top floors of Central Park Tower blend into a blue sky with clouds

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Top of the Empire State Building

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