And finally… Skyscraper residents pay $11m to prevent proposed tower from blocking view

The condo owners bought the “air rights” that allow a landowner to build higher buildings for extra fees.

Surprisingly, this time, the air right has been used for a reverse purpose: blocking the construction of a higher than the three-story buildings of the Seventh Avenue neighbourhood.

According to reports, the residents didn’t pay the same amount of the $11m deal. Some were embarrassed to mention their sum, while one resident said he paid $1m alone to keep his apartment’s view.