Why New York Keeps Building Empty Skyscrapers

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Manhattan's super-slender 262 Fifth Avenue is causing trouble in midtown.
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00:00 Intro
00:37 Iconic New York
01:10 The Empire State Building
03:12 262's Biggest Problem
05:44 Mutated Architecture
08:41 Zombie Urbanism
10:52 NYC Housing Crisis
12:12 Is New York losing its soul?

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