NYC Plans World's Largest Ferris Wheel
625-foot-tall wheel will be built to withstand 129-mph winds.
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This image provided by the New York City Mayor's Office shows an artist's rendering of a proposed 625-foot Ferris wheel planned for the Staten Island waterfront in New York. Developers plan to push ahead with the project, which would include an outlet mall and hotel, in spite of questions by some residents. Some locals wonder whether it makes sense to push ahead with a tourist attraction, set partly in a flood zone, before officials take a comprehensive look at how to build smarter after Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Office of the Mayor of New York, File) |
NEW YORK (AP) -- As the city grapples with rebuilding after Superstorm Sandy, developers are pressing ahead with plans for an ambitious addition to the shoreline of storm-torn Staten Island: the world's largest Ferris wheel.
Sandy's flooding spurred some changes to the nearly $500 million project, which includes an outlet mall and hotel. But developers haven't slowed it or scaled it back. Supporters say Staten Island needs the boost now more than ever.
Yet some residents, a city watchdog and a planning group have asked whether it makes sense to push ahead with a 625-foot-tall tourist attraction, set partly in a flood zone, before officials take a comprehensive look at how to build smarter after Sandy. And some say it's unseemly to talk about amusement rides when Sandy has left a trail of loss.
The storm gave wheel developer Richard Marin "momentary pause," he said. But he quickly decided to keep going on a project he considers a one-of-a-kind boon for the city's oft-dubbed "forgotten borough."
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Source: Yahoo News / AP
By way of comparison, the London Eye is a mere 443 feet tall.
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