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I understand the argument against mass transportation with helicopters but they are completely banned except for cities like Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Why are rich people who can pay a premium to "get there fast and in privacy" forbidden to land on buildings?

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The New York Airways Flight 971 crash didn't help - https://gothamist.com/news/in-1977-five-were-killed-in-helic...

That heliport also wasn't profitable during the few years it operated in the 1960s.

NYC does have https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Manhattan_Heliport ("top business executives and time-sensitive document deliveries often use the heliport", as well as tourists and others) but it's on a pier, not on a roof.

In the 1970s they had helicopter shuttles from some tall rooftops in NYC (e.g. World Trade Center) to the JFK airport. I think it was killed by unreliable service, a poor safety record, and high costs.

BLADE runs a helicopter shuttle today but I don’t think they land on skyscrapers.

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