New York City to round out skyline with world’s tallest Ferris wheel

<p>In this image released by the New York Mayor's Office, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012 is an artist's rendering of a proposed 625-foot Ferris wheel, billed as the world's largest, planned as part of a retail and hotel complex along the Staten Island waterfront in New York. The attraction, called the New York Wheel, will cost $230 million. Officials say the observation wheel will be higher than the Singapore Flyer, the London Eye, and a

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In this image released by the New York Mayor's Office, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012 is an artist's rendering of a proposed 625-foot Ferris wheel, billed as the world's largest, planned as part of a retail and hotel complex along the Staten Island waterfront in New York. The attraction, called the New York Wheel, will cost $230 million. Officials say the observation wheel will be higher than the Singapore Flyer, the London Eye, and a "High Roller" wheel planned in Las Vegas. Beyond the wheel is the Manhattan skyline. On the lower right is the Richmond County Bank Ballpark, home of the Staten Island Yankees. (AP Photo/Office of the Mayor of New York)

By The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — The Big Apple is getting another “biggest”: the world’s tallest Ferris wheel, part of a plan to draw New Yorkers and tourists alike to the city’s so-called “forgotten borough.”

The New York Wheel is to grace a spot in Staten Island overlooking the Statue of Liberty and the downtown Manhattan skyline, sweeping higher than other big wheels like the Singapore Flyer, the London Eye and a “High Roller” planned for Las Vegas.

Officials hope to have the wheel turning by the end of 2015.