The Novel York Zoning Code

Forty per centum of Manhattan's buildings couldn't endure built nether the acquaint New York zoning code. Under electrical flow zoning regulations these buildings would non become planning permission because they are either likewise tall, accept likewise many apartments or likewise many businesses.

The New York Times has created an interactive map showing Which Buildings Couldn't endure Built inwards Manhattan Today. The footprints of the buildings which would autumn foul of the electrical flow zoning code are colored on the map. You tin dismiss honour out which item codes they would intermission past times using the filters inwards the map sidebar.

In the accompanying article the Times looks to a greater extent than closely at a let on of iconic New York buildings which couldn't endure built today. The Times fifty-fifty redesigns a yoke of these buildings to exhibit how they mightiness hold off if they had been constructed nether today's zoning code.

This article also includes static maps of the same information used inwards the interactive maps. These static maps highlight Manhattan buildings which would neglect to run across New York's zoning codes for height, the let on of apartments in addition to the let on of commercial businesses.