This is the former Domino Sugar refinery on the East River, seen from East River Park in Manhattan, in New York, NY on Oct. 16, 2013. Activists are hoping to derail plans for a $1.3-billion high-rise development on the site. | Domino Sugar Factory - The New York Times

Brian Harkin Photography Archive | Domino Sugar Factory - The New York Times | This is the former Domino Sugar refinery on the East River, seen from East River Park in Manhattan, in New York, NY on Oct. 16, 2013. Activists are hoping to derail plans for a $1.3-billion high-rise development on the site.

This is the former Domino Sugar refinery on the East River, seen from East River Park in Manhattan, in New York, NY on Oct. 16, 2013. Activists are hoping to derail plans for a $1.3-billion high-rise development on the site.