The Novel York Zoning Code

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

The New York Times has created an interactive map showing Which Buildings Couldn't survive 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 sack honour out which item codes they would pause yesteryear using the filters inwards the map sidebar.

In the accompanying article the Times looks to a greater extent than closely at a seat out of iconic New York buildings which couldn't survive built today. The Times fifty-fifty redesigns a yoke of these buildings to present how they mightiness await 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 seat out of apartments in addition to the seat out of commercial businesses.