Empire State Building

Empire State Building
Address:
350 5th Ave.
New York, NY 10018
Phone: 212-736-3100
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Below are eight of the best sites about the Empire State Building. Know of another site that should be listed here? Leave your suggestions at the bottom of the page. (Related searches: New York City Guide, New York City, New York Times)

1. Official Empire State Building Site - Find visitor information, take a virtual tour and purchase tickets. Includes a complete history of the building, a lighting and special events schedule, activities for kids, and information about accessing the 86th floor and 102nd floor observation decks. (www.esbnyc.com)

2. W&H Properties: The Empire State Building - Need office space? Here you’ll find leasing information for both pre-built offices and built-to-suit full floor opportunities available in the Empire State Building. Search listings for available space, view a map of the area surrounding the building and access tenant resources. (www.esbnycleasing.com)

3. Bank Street College of Education: Empire State Building - Educators or parents taking children on a field trip to the Empire State Building Observatory can find an interconnected set of lesson plans here. The curriculum covers a variety of subjects — social studies and global studies, science and technology, and American history and geography — and is grouped into three grade levels: grades 3 - 5, 6 - 8 and 9 - 12. (www.bankstreet.edu)

4. Empire State Building Plans Environmental Retrofit -  April 2009 article looks at the  Empire State Building’s plans to go green via a $20 million renovation aimed at making the building more energy efficient. The retrofit is designed to reduce the skyscraper’s energy use by 38% a year by 2013, an annual savings of $4.4 million, and will add to a $500 million makeover already underway. (www.nytimes.com)

5. New York Architecture Images: The Empre State Building - Find photographs, paintings, illustrations and postcard renderings of The Empire State Building. Read about the design and construction details, architect reviews, and interesting historical facts such as the skyscraper’s nickname “The Empty State Building” during the Great Depression due to its lack of renters early on. (www.nyc-architecture.com)

6. Empire State Building in the Movies - More than 100 movies and television shows have featured the Empire State Building and you’ll find a complete list here including An Affair to Remember, When Harry Met Sally, King Kong, Sleepless in Seattle, Superman and I Love Lucy. (www.esbnyc.com)

7. Empire State Building at CityPass.com - Travelers can purchase a “citypass” here for entry into the Empire State Building Observatory (and five other landmark New York City attractions) at a reduced price.  The pass is good for general admission to the 86th floor observation deck and one audio tour. Admission to the 102nd floor observatory is an additional cost. You’ll also find insider tips, hours, directions and subway/bus information. (www.citypass.com)

8. Massillon Museum Features Exhibit on the Empire State Building - April 2009 article announces the opening of “The Rise of a Landmark: Lewis Hine and the Empire State Building” at the Massilon Museum in Ohio, featuring more than four dozen black and white photographs. The exhibit was culled from more than 1,000 photographs taken during the building’s construction in 1931 and 1932 and you can see some of those pics here. (www.cantonrep.com)

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