What are you talking about, zoning is a ancient practice, in the USA the earliest case by the supreme court that affirmed zoning was in the 20th century 1926 t be exact but cultures have zoned areas for centuries. In terms of Manhattan the city founders laid out streets and passed nuisance laws which had the same effect as zoning. I am fine with street planning and nuisance laws, because that would force every property owner to defend how its’ STVR was not causing a nuisance.
