Cities

The 100 Tallest Buildings in New York City

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4 years ago

April 26, 2019

Jeff Desjardins

The 100 Tallest Buildings in New York City

If you go to the Big Apple, the city’s signature skyline can make quite an impression.

The fact is, New York City has over 6,000 high-rise buildings in total, 274 of which are skyscrapers standing over 492 ft (150 m) tall. It’s an impressive portfolio of real estate, putting NYC as the number two destination globally for such towers, only behind Hong Kong.

But while some of the buildings have dominated the skyline seemingly forever, it’s also a landscape that is changing fast. New projects coming online will be among the city’s tallest, and they will dramatically alter any view of Midtown of Lower Manhattan for future onlookers.

A List of NYC’s Tallest Buildings

Today’s infographic comes to us from Liberty Cruise, and it shows the tallest buildings in New York City.

Here are the individual profiles of the current top ten:

Rank	Building Name	Height	Completion Date
#1	One World Trade Center	1,776 feet (541 m)	2014
#2	432 Park Avenue	1,396 feet (426 m)	2015
#3	30 Hudson Yards	1,268 feet (387 m)	2019
#4	Empire State Building	1,250 feet (381 m)	1931
#5	Bank of America Tower	1,200 feet (366 m)	2009
#6	3 World Trade Center	1,079 feet (329 m)	2018
#7	53W53	1,050 feet (320 m)	2018
#8	Chrysler Building	1,046 feet (319 m)	1930
#9	The New York Times Building	1,046 feet (319 m)	2007
#10	35 Hudson Yards	1,009 feet (308 m)	2018

Two of the biggest skyscrapers, the Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building, were erected during the Great Depression and still crack the top ten list today.

The Chrysler Building was actually the first skyscraper ever to be built at a height exceeding 1,000 feet. Meanwhile, the Empire State building, which was finished one year later, was the “world’s tallest building” for nearly 40 years.

However, as you can see, the rest of the buildings on the top ten list are more recent builds. It’s a testament to how fast the skyline of New York City has changed even in the last decade.

Towers in the Pipeline

But that’s not all, because the skyscraper boom in NYC hasn’t ended yet. The following megatowers are closing in on completion, and will displace many at the top of the current list:

111 West 57th Street
This building is set to be operational in mid-2019, and it’s already very noticeable on the NYC skyline. With a height of 1,428 feet (435 m), it will be the “skinniest” skyscraper in the world when completed, with a width-to-height ratio of 1:23.

Central Park Tower
This building, which was designed by the same people who did the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, will be the tallest building in the country by roof-height when done in 2020. It will clock in at 1,550 feet (472 m), making it the most sky-high residential building in the world.

45 Broad Street
With a height of 1,200 feet (366 m), this new building in Lower Manhattan is expected to be completed by 2021. If it were finished today, it would tie the Bank of America Tower for the fifth spot on a list of tallest buildings in the city.

One Vanderbilt
This massive building will be the fourth tallest in the city when completed in 2021. Standing at 1,401 feet (427 m), it will have a highly anticipated observation deck set 1,000 feet above the ground.

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Mapped: The Safest Cities in the U.S.

How safe is small town America? This map reveals the safest cities in the U.S. in terms of the total crime rate per every 1,000 residents.

Published

2 months ago

July 12, 2023

Avery Koop

Mapped: The Safest Cities in America

The phrase “small town America” often conjures up images of white picket fences, well-trimmed lawns, and big houses. But how safe is modern-day suburbia in America?

Some of the smallest places in the country can actually be among the most dangerous. Take for example Bessemer, Alabama, with a population of around 26,000 and a violent crime rate of 33.1 per every 1,000 residents.

That said, there are many small cities that are true havens for families across the United States. This map showcases the safest cities in the U.S., using FBI data and Census Bureau populations compiled by NeighborhoodScout in 2023.

Note: The source only considered cities with a population of 25,000 or higher. This report is based on total index crimes reported in each city, which includes arson, burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, murder, rape, armed robbery, and aggravated assault.

Top 100 Safest Cities in the U.S.

40% of the cities in the ranking are located in Northeastern states, which are typically rated the “safest” based on FBI data.

Here’s a closer look at the full list:

Rank	City	State	Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents)	Chance of Being a Victim
1	Ridgefield	Connecticut	1.9	1 in 510
2	Franklin	Massachusetts	2.9	1 in 344
3	Lake in the Hills	Illinois	3.1	1 in 321
4	Marshfield	Massachusetts	3.3	1 in 300
5	Arlington	Massachusetts	3.4	1 in 292
6	Fulshear	Texas	3.6	1 in 276
7	Zionsville	Indiana	3.6	1 in 275
8	Lexington	Massachusetts	3.7	1 in 270
9	Muskego	Wisconsin	3.8	1 in 265
10	Rexburg	Idaho	3.9	1 in 253
11	Independence	Kentucky	3.9	1 in 253
12	Oswego	Illinois	4.1	1 in 238
13	Milton	Massachusetts	4.2	1 in 233
14	Needham	Massachusetts	4.2	1 in 233
15	White Lake	Michigan	4.2	1 in 233
16	Avon Lake	Ohio	4.3	1 in 232
17	Madison	Mississippi	4.5	1 in 221
18	Wakefield	Massachusetts	4.5	1 in 218
19	Windsor	Colorado	4.5	1 in 218
20	South Kingstown	Rhode Island	4.7	1 in 212
21	Colleyville	Texas	4.8	1 in 206
22	West Bloomfield	Michigan	4.9	1 in 204
23	Johns Creek	Georgia	4.9	1 in 202
24	Billerica	Massachusetts	5.1	1 in 195
25	Mason	Ohio	5.1	1 in 192
26	Reading	Massachusetts	5.1	1 in 192
27	North Andover	Massachusetts	5.2	1 in 190
28	Wellesley	Massachusetts	5.2	1 in 189
29	Mundelein	Illinois	5.3	1 in 187
30	Brandon	Mississippi	5.3	1 in 186
31	Cumberland	Rhode Island	5.4	1 in 184
32	Andover	Massachusetts	5.4	1 in 182
33	Edwardsville	Illinois	5.5	1 in 178
34	Little Elm	Texas	5.6	1 in 176
35	Merrimack	New Hampshire	5.7	1 in 172
36	Waltham	Massachusetts	5.8	1 in 169
37	Wylie	Texas	5.9	1 in 169
38	Commerce Township	Michigan	5.9	1 in 169
39	Milton	Georgia	5.9	1 in 167
40	Melrose	Massachusetts	6.0	1 in 164
41	Ballwin	Missouri	6.1	1 in 162
42	North Kingstown	Rhode Island	6.1	1 in 162
43	Beverly	Massachusetts	6.2	1 in 161
44	Rochester Hills	Michigan	6.2	1 in 160
45	Keller	Texas	6.3	1 in 158
46	Shrewsbury	Massachusetts	6.4	1 in 156
47	Dracut	Massachusetts	6.4	1 in 155
48	Prosper	Texas	6.4	1 in 155
49	Newton	Massachusetts	6.5	1 in 152
50	Friendswood	Texas	6.5	1 in 152
51	McHenry	Illinois	6.5	1 in 152
52	Fort Mill	South Carolina	6.6	1 in 151
53	Wallingford	Connecticut	6.8	1 in 146
54	Caledonia	Wisconsin	6.9	1 in 144
55	Belmont	Massachusetts	6.9	1 in 144
56	De Pere	Wisconsin	6.9	1 in 143
57	Flower Mound	Texas	7.0	1 in 142
58	Easton	Massachusetts	7.0	1 in 141
59	Highland Park	Illinois	7.0	1 in 141
60	Carmel	Indiana	7.2	1 in 138
61	Sachse	Texas	7.2	1 in 138
62	Algonquin	Illinois	7.2	1 in 137
63	Hendersonville	Tennessee	7.2	1 in 137
64	San Luis	Arizona	7.3	1 in 136
65	Fishers	Indiana	7.3	1 in 135
66	Perrysburg	Ohio	7.4	1 in 135
67	Lake Stevens	Washington	7.4	1 in 134
68	Cheshire	Connecticut	7.4	1 in 134
69	Milford	Massachusetts	7.5	1 in 132
70	Saratoga Springs	Utah	7.5	1 in 132
71	Bella Vista	Arkansas	7.5	1 in 132
72	Princeton	New Jersey	7.5	1 in 131
73	Bluffton	South Carolina	7.6	1 in 130
74	Novi	Michigan	7.6	1 in 130
75	Chelmsford	Massachusetts	7.6	1 in 130
76	Amherst	Massachusetts	7.7	1 in 129
77	Rosemount	Minnesota	7.7	1 in 129
78	Gloucester	Massachusetts	7.7	1 in 129
79	Syracuse	Utah	7.8	1 in 127
80	Waukee	Iowa	7.8	1 in 126
81	Mequon	Wisconsin	7.9	1 in 126
82	Westfield	Indiana	7.9	1 in 126
83	Spring Hill	Tennessee	7.9	1 in 126
84	Upper Arlington	Ohio	7.9	1 in 126
85	Rahway	New Jersey	7.9	1 in 125
86	Montclair	New Jersey	7.9	1 in 125
87	Greenwich	Connecticut	8.0	1 in 125
88	Hutto	Texas	8.0	1 in 124
89	Vestavia Hills	Alabama	8.0	1 in 123
90	Brownsburg	Indiana	8.1	1 in 123
91	Wilmette	Illinois	8.1	1 in 123
92	New Milford	Connecticut	8.1	1 in 122
93	Hilliard	Ohio	8.2	1 in 120
94	Royal Oak	Michigan	8.2	1 in 120
95	Derry	New Hampshire	8.3	1 in 121
96	Dublin	Ohio	8.3	1 in 120
97	West Warwick	Rhode Island	8.5	1 in 116
98	Watertown	Massachusetts	8.5	1 in 116
99	Walpole	Massachusetts	8.6	1 in 115
100	Kaysville	Utah	8.6	1 in 115

One quarter of the safest cities are located in Massachusetts, with the vast majority clustered around Boston.

The median population of the cities and towns in the top 100 is just 32,000, and few widely-recognized cities make the list. Carmel, Indiana (#60) is the only city with a population above 100,000 to make the rankings. This would seem to follow the logic that bigger cities are more dangerous, but our map covering the most dangerous cities in America shows that many small cities were just as dangerous, and some even more.

Regardless, small towns can truly be idyllic. For example, a person’s chance of falling victim to crime in Ridgefield, Connecticut, the safest ranked city in the U.S., is just 1-in-510. That’s an overall rate of fewer than two incidents of crime per every 1,000 residents.

One surprising observation from the data is that many of the safest U.S. cities are in very close proximity to some of the most dangerous.

safest cities in the US location

One example that illustrates this is Detroit, which ranks as the sixth most dangerous city in America. Despite this, as shown on the map above, there are four communities nearby that have some of the lowest crime rates in America.

In other words, America’s metro areas contain much contrast, and these insights provide valuable information for individuals and families seeking secure places to live across the country.