One tall building will impact the Palisades forever

A LITTLE more than a century ago, the New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs fought to prevent quarry companies from destroying the scenic Palisades cliffs. The states of New Jersey and New York formed the Palisades Interstate Park Commission and Congress ratified the bi-state pact. Prominent families stepped in to purchase lands and donate them to the park.

Eventually, the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference got involved creating trails at the top and bottom of the cliffs. The Palisades Interstate Park is recognized as a National Historic Landmark and a National Natural Landmark, and the Palisades Parkway as a New Jersey Scenic Byway. . . .