NEW YORK | One World Trade Center (1WTC) | 541m | 1776ft | 104 fl | T/O

[WestTexan87]

What always just kills me about these forums, especially the poltically-charged ones such as the new WTC, is how so many people get on here just to bicker and fight with each other over ridiculous minute details. Who cares who's the best? Who cares who's got the highest density? Who cares whose buildings are prettier and blah blah blah. I love New York. I'll be the first to say it. The reason I check these forums is to see how the city is doing and how construction is going, but so often I find page after page of people rambling about ridiculous nonsense! Grow up and find something better to do than sitting at your computer picking arguments with other cyber people. Let the forums be for polite conversation, discussion, and photo sharing. I thought that was the point.

(Steps off soap box)

Anyway, I am so proud of NYC. I can't wait to watch the DT skyline transform. This will hopefully help reinvigorate the area, and it'll be so pleasant once all the construction has ceased. I was there in March and it was so noisy and dusty! I anxiously wait for 1WTC to rise above ground. Go NYC!

[connected_]

Go NYC indeed! If there's a city in the world that deserves world class projects like this right now, it's New York. Once this tower is built, everyone will shut up and be awe-struck by it because it's not only 1WTC that will make the area what it is, but it's also the memorial, surrounding parkland, the new transit station and other buildings in the complex. When all these elements finally come together, the new WTC site will be perfect. Everything compliments each other so well!

[abc]

Looks like the boom on the second crane is going up today.

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[Rizzato]

Originally Posted by WestTexan87

What always just kills me about these forums, especially the poltically-charged ones such as the new WTC, is how so many people get on here just to bicker and fight with each other over ridiculous minute details. Who cares who's the best? Who cares who's got the highest density? Who cares whose buildings are prettier and blah blah blah. I love New York. I'll be the first to say it. The reason I check these forums is to see how the city is doing and how construction is going, but so often I find page after page of people rambling about ridiculous nonsense! Grow up and find something better to do than sitting at your computer picking arguments with other cyber people. Let the forums be for polite conversation, discussion, and photo sharing. I thought that was the point.

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I guess thats what happens when youve got all these international people all over the place. They are getting some nice sleek modern tower in their city so they try to take away from other cities, or they just dont like certain countries, etc.

[Alweron]

Since Dubai is the number one skyscraper city today, this isn't that big news. That looks quite nice yes, but the design should be bolder. For ex. BD has an unique design. This tower fits to NY well tho.

[ZZ-II]

Originally Posted by Alweron

Since Dubai is the number one skyscraper city today, this isn't that big news. That looks quite nice yes, but the design should be bolder. For ex. BD has an unique design. This tower fits to NY well tho.

dubai isn't the number one SSC , for me it is still NY ( probably forever ).

[-POLLUX-]

Originally Posted by WestTexan87

What always just kills me about these forums, especially the poltically-charged ones such as the new WTC, is how so many people get on here just to bicker and fight with each other over ridiculous minute details. Who cares who's the best? Who cares who's got the highest density? Who cares whose buildings are prettier and blah blah blah. I love New York. I'll be the first to say it. The reason I check these forums is to see how the city is doing and how construction is going, but so often I find page after page of people rambling about ridiculous nonsense! Grow up and find something better to do than sitting at your computer picking arguments with other cyber people. Let the forums be for polite conversation, discussion, and photo sharing. I thought that was the point.

(Steps off soap box)

Anyway, I am so proud of NYC. I can't wait to watch the DT skyline transform. This will hopefully help reinvigorate the area, and it'll be so pleasant once all the construction has ceased. I was there in March and it was so noisy and dusty! I anxiously wait for 1WTC to rise above ground. Go NYC!

yes!!!! i totally agree! sometimes its like kindergarden when i read the posts here... we should be closer to topic and if we have questions- FIRST read the pages before, than asking everything 20 times!!!
and please- leave dubai ect out of this thread... this is ONE WTC!!! USA!!! not the emirates!

[Skyscrapercitizen]

A second crane, that's cool. I hope the tower will rise soon, can't wait till this part of NYC becomes city again.

[alonzo-ny]

Quality over quantity definitely rules here. NY and Chicago are getting beautiful calatrava, foster, rogers etc towers and already have historic empire state, chrysler and dubai gets endless tacky crap, they are welcome to it!

[Rizzato]

Originally Posted by Alweron

Since Dubai is the number one skyscraper city today, this isn't that big news. .

so....since dubai is building so many skyscrapers, any other country's buildings dont matter? you're an idiot.

[tobyas333]

Hm the crane is almost complete :O

[kon133]

[tobyas333]

Okay here we are:

[soup or man]

Originally Posted by Alweron

Since Dubai is the number one skyscraper city today, this isn't that big news. That looks quite nice yes, but the design should be bolder. For ex. BD has an unique design. This tower fits to NY well tho.

You deserve a smack in the mouth. New York will always be number 1 for skyscrapers.

[WestTexan87]

So maybe I'm dumb, but what does a second crane mean? Are the cranes being used yet or are they just being made ready for use when the time comes?

[FastFerrari]

Originally Posted by Alweron

Since Dubai is the number one skyscraper city today, this isn't that big news. That looks quite nice yes, but the design should be bolder. For ex. BD has an unique design. This tower fits to NY well tho.

dont know if they are number one on any website or in many peoples opinion...i agree they have been building at an alarming and very fast rate...however they still have only 10yrs of expirence in this department, where as HK...NYC...CHICAGO...BUENOS ARIES...and many other have had skyscrapers for the last 50yrs

[soup or man]

^ NY and Chicago have been building skyscrapers for over 100 years.

[fahed]

Originally Posted by Alweron

Since Dubai is the number one skyscraper city today, this isn't that big news.

Perhaps you need to stop seeing too many amature new Indian movies.

[nygirl]

Originally Posted by Alweron

Since Dubai is the number one skyscraper city today, this isn't that big news. That looks quite nice yes, but the design should be bolder. For ex. BD has an unique design. This tower fits to NY well tho.

The difference between ny and dubao: Ny will always be building and growing whereas Dubai probably won't. For ex. Ny has been doing this shit for far longer and will be doing it for far longer long after Dubai stops which I am guessing will be sometime next decade. Guess what it takes a long time to gather up population and have continuous steady growth. Being built on the "chance of" isn't exactly the same thing. I'm betting on nothing coming to fruition over there. Cheers!

[CrazyAboutCities]

Originally Posted by Alweron

Since Dubai is the number one skyscraper city today, this isn't that big news. That looks quite nice yes, but the design should be bolder. For ex. BD has an unique design. This tower fits to NY well tho.

This is New York not Dubai. Please STFU and focus on WTC complex.