I don&#x27;t know about the East Village specifically but, apparently, the notion that Manhattan skyscrapers are only built where the bedrock is close to the surface is false.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;observer.com&#x2F;2012&#x2F;01&#x2F;uncanny-valley-the-real-reason-there-are-no-skyscrapers-in-the-middle-of-manhattan&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;observer.com&#x2F;2012&#x2F;01&#x2F;uncanny-valley-the-real-reason-t...</a><p>(And, by way of another data point, the tall buildings in Boston&#x27;s Back Bay are built on landfill.)