# NEW YORK | 126 East 57th Street | 345 FT | 31 FLOORS

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**Category:** Under Construction\
**Created:** [November 19, 2015, 2:54am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-126-east-57th-street-345-ft-31-floors/1664 "2015-11-19T02:54:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![infoshare](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/infoshare/32/18825_2.png) [@infoshare](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/infoshare)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2023, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-126-east-57th-street-345-ft-31-floors/1664/43 "2023-11-01T17:22:53Z")

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**Did we discuss this here in this other thread?**

OK, yes … I see now. It is a safety measure. If someone from above falls - they get impaled on the spike. YIKES… 🙄

![](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/infoshare/48/18825_2.png) [NEW YORK | The Cortland (555 W 22nd St) | 250 FT | 26 FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-cortland-555-w-22nd-st-250-ft-26-floors/2908/43) [Completed](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/c/new-york/completed/7)

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