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ESRT’s buildings are not only mostly leased, they’re also mostly filled with actual human beings despite the work-from-home phenomenon that took hold during the COVID pandemic.
After the construction was completed in 1931, the building was owned by a group of investors — the Empire State Building Company, a subsidiary of the Empire State Incorporated. These investors ...
New York City's skyline looked a little darker Saturday night without the Empire State Building's lights. Its famous tower lights were off from 8:30-9:30 p.m. in observance of Earth Hour.
According to myth, a penny dropped from the Empire State Building can kill someone below. But is it true? Mythbusters tested it out. They made a gun that can fire a penny at 64.4 miles per hour ...
On Saturday, July 28, 1945, fog obscured the Empire State Building. Moments after a warning from air traffic control, Lt. Col. Bill Smith crashed his B-25 Bomber into the 78 th and 79 th floors of ...
In fact, taking a trip to the top of the Empire State Building is either the ... Exhibits detail everything from the building's construction in the 1930s to its role in present-day pop culture.
In 1945, a B-25 bomber on its way to Newark Airport in New Jersey crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building. Amazingly, the building suffered only minor damage. The Empire State ...
The building is also home to a museum that tells the story of its construction and the people who made it possible. The Empire State Building has been featured in numerous movies and TV shows ...