Check out The Park Hamilton.

It is a condo building, but there might be units for rent by owner. It is a converted leather factory with ceilings high enough to accomodate lofts, 2-ft thick concrete floors and ceilings and decent walls. Not your cookie-cutter high-rise, for sure. Layouts have TONS of character.

I used to live in a studio/loft unit there, and I enjoyed it. Some units have Manhattan views, the historic Hamilton Park is nearby.

Don't ban pitbulls, just mandate obligatory muzzles while out of doors.

That way the general public will be protected, while the families of pitbull owners, well, you know...

Rich, are you sure you were not listening to Billy Joel's "We didn't start the fire" when you wrote this?

It's a pretty awesome list, and I am sure it fits BJ's music with some very minor modifications.