it does, why does it have a particular shape, why do we see one large cluster of skyscrapers downtown and another one several miles to he north in midtown. there s relatively few skyscrapers even to this day in the area in between. so building the skyline, just very briefly, is a book about my research and i m an economist at rutgers newark. over last decade or so, my interests have primarily been in studying the economys of cities, the economics of real estate and skyscrapers. and much of this book discusses my findings from this research agenda over the last decade. so the book is an economic history of the manhattan skyline and from 1626 to the present, perhaps you re wondering what 1626 has to do with the modern skyline. i ll leave that for you to read in the book. the questions that i seek to answer in the book itself are, what were the early real estate decisions that ultimately gave rise to the skyline? what have been the economic of skyscrapers since the late 19th cen
a hero. i ve been called a shero. you ve had your 15 minutes? i ve had my 15 minutes. i am so done. but if ever i see anything else on the train like they say, if you see something, say something. i m going to say something. you bet she will. since all this happened, people have been messaging deanna on facebook. one of them had her own video of this very same man allegedly behind the same backpack. the news has traveled to the nypd, even the police commissioner responding today. we re going to have a lot more on this aspect of the story coming up at 6:00. live at times square, stacey sager, channel 7 eyewitness news. you can see the entire uncensored video of the subway interaction at abc7ny. we do warn you, the language may not be appropriate for everyone. the body of a woman in london missing for months has for her murder. one of them the victim s friends. prosecutors say the two may also be responsible for shooting tyrita julius before she disappeared. eyewitnes
carroll very much and the skyscraper museum for the ini have tage to talk. grateful for the opportunity to discuss my research and the book itself. i m going to give one slide on the book itself. very quick overview. just talk about some of the main topics and the key themes. one thing. could you keep me on time? perfect. the majority of the time we ll focus on one specific question, which is, why does the manhattan skyline look the way it does, why does it have a particular shape, why do we see one large cluster of skyscrapers downtown and another one several miles to the north in midtown. there s relatively few skyscrapers even to this day in the area in between. so building the skyline, just very briefly, is a book about my research and i m an economist at rutgers newark. over last decade or so, my interests have primarily been in studying the economys of cities, the economics of real estate and skyscrapers. and much of this book discusses my findings from this research ag
still residual moisture. some clouds this morning. i think the cloud cover will thin out at times for breaks of sunshine for today. a couple of flurries early on to the north and east of town. look for skies to become partly cloudy by noon. upper 30s flirting with 40. just a couple of notches above normal. more on the forecast in a bit. first check on the midweek commute. wednesday morning, lauren? we ll take a look at the george washington bridge. a little slow-going inbound upper level. delays should ease out soon. two lanes are closed outbound under the apartments towards the bridge. that s not causing a delay. we have roadwork off 78 for the 78 westbound ramp to the new jersey turnpike. it s shut down right now because of construction. otherwise, things in the area moving along nicely. next weather and traffic update on the 4s. lauren, thank you. an apartment building fire in floor apartment at 44 park avenue after ash burton. a photo shows the damage. several people
good morning. good morning, guys. quieter morning out there. that s good news. no rain gear or heavy duty wardrobe. it s chillier, yes. but the wind has subsided too. down to 30 in hampton bays. wading river 35. city is 37. north and west, still above the freezing mark in poughkeepsie to danbury to sussex and bridgewater at 37. memorial hospital sell owe chillier at 28. there s clouds out there and snow flurries in southwest connecticut. portions of central long island also seeing maybe a few flakes in the air early on this morning. that will be exiting again in a weak disturbance. the clouds will be breaking up for some sunshine through the late morning and afternoon. starting out in the mid and upper 30s. 40 by noon with a partly cloudy sky. less breeze and a high this afternoon of 44 degrees. even milder weather to talk about down the road. back to that in a little bit. back to the roads with lauren. it s very quiet this morning. see lots of green on the maps. we ll sh