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Huge towers to rise near UN

The land due south of the United Nations building today resembles an urban checkerboard, with some squares left blank as buildings have been removed, while in adjacent spaces high rises tower above like stacked kings.

With an overwhelming city Planning Commission vote yesterday to rezone the area over the objections of some elected officials and area residents, all the checkerboard squares...

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