Staten Island Ferris wheel: NYC Board approves plan, Now the 'Poorest" people in the tri-State area have something to look at

Photo credit: NYC mayor's office | The proposed Staten Island Ferris Wheel is shown in this artist's rendition.

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A Staten Island community board has given its blessing to what's billed as the world's largest Ferris wheel.

The approval Tuesday has some strings attached.

It requires 100 percent of the city's revenue from the lease to be used for improvements in that borough, the Staten Island Advance reported.

The proposed New York Wheel would have a view of the Statue of Liberty, New York...