# NEW YORK | The Benson (1045 Madison Ave) | 210 FT | 18 FLOORS

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**Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-the-benson-1045-madison-ave-210-ft-18-floors/4375/9 "2020-02-22T16:06:09Z")

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the floodgates are open.

> Charles Weinstock, Fennebresque’s attorney, said in an emailed statement that the case represents more than the loss of light and air and increased street congestion.
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> “It’s also, less tangibly, the further erosion of a principle — that zoning laws are, in fact, laws,” Weinstock said. **“Developers can’t blithely ignore them, and they certainly can’t be let off the hook just because they persuaded the Buildings Department to approve their plans.”**

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