Midtown community board defends ‘access to sunshine’

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Dana Rubinstein



Seeking to protect “access to sunshine,” Midtown’s Community Board 5 on Monday called on Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration to better regulate skyscraper construction south of Central Park.

“When the shadow of a building hits a park, temperatures can drop by as much [as] 20 degrees Fahrenheit in winter,” reads the Community Board’s report. “It is the difference between using or not using a park, especially in cooler months.”

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