That glass is very impressive. 4-6" thicks in most cases, IIRC. It apparently is used as part of the structure, so if it goes, there could be issues with the building in general.

I'm not as worried about a hurricane hitting NYC, as I am about one hitting Hong Kong, Taipei or Singapore. I know we have members in that part of the world- any idea if the new skyscrapers that have been built were modeled for very high winds.