When I first read about these uninhabited islands, I had the same thought. The u...

rdouble · on June 25, 2013

Commuting still would be a problem because you have to land the helicopter somewhere. There are only 3 heliports in Manhattan.

jacques_chester · on June 25, 2013

A lot of skyscrapers have private helipads, is my point.

For a sufficiently-expensive executive officer, it actually makes sense to pay for a 15-minute skyscraper-to-skyscraper flight vs losing 45 minutes in a taxi.

rdouble · on June 25, 2013

Skyscrapers don't have private heliports in New York. That was my point. Even the "Goldman Sachs" heliport is in New Jersey.

jacques_chester · on June 25, 2013

Oh, then I was wrong. I hate that. :|

JackFr · on June 25, 2013

They used to, until a pedestrian was killed during an accident and it occurred to them that it might not be the best idea. http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/may-16-1977-hel...

rdouble · on June 25, 2013

If you're looking for a city with rooftop helipads, that would be Los Angeles. Although they aren't really for executives.

http://clui.org/newsletter/spring-2010/elevated-descent-land...