The trade center's "superblock", replacing a more traditional, dense neighborhood, was regarded by some critics as an inhospitable environment that disrupted the complicated traffic network typical of Manhattan.
Velik prostor kojeg je trgovački centar zauzimao, zamjenivši tradicionalnije, gusto susjedstvo, neki su kritičali smarali negostoljubljivim okolišem koji je poremetio složenu prometnu mrežu tipičnu za Manhattan.