it is amazing to witness their reaction when they step out into any of our observatories, whether it be the 86th floor or the 102nd floor. you can hear them gasp. he oversaw renovations for the brand new observation deck on the 102nd floor, which opened a few months before the pandemic. we went into the design phase and started thinking about, how do we get out of the way of the views? we re able to reveal the beams. you know, the steel is a big part of the history of the building, the fact that it was erected at a rate of four and a half storeys per week. and even though the empire state is one of the world s most recognisable buildings, it still has its fair share of secrets. this is exciting! just one floor up from the 102nd public observation deck, there s another floor that only vip guests and celebrities get to visit.
even today, it s still one of the most visited attractions in new york city, usually welcoming about 4 million people every year who get to come up here and take in those beautiful views. it is amazing to witness their reaction when they step out into any of our observatories, whether it be the 86th floor or the 102nd floor. you can hear them gasp. he oversaw renovations for the brand new observation deck on the 102nd floor, which opened a few months before the pandemic. we went into the design phase and started thinking about, how do we get out of the way of the views? we re able to reveal the beams. you know, the steel is a big part of the history of the building, the fact that it was erected at a rate of four and a half storeys per week. and even though the empire state is one of the world s most recognisable buildings,
something happens, please move very quickly, and they will try as best they can to bring those lines down and get things moving again. back in 1997, almost 15 years ago, a gunman went up on top the empire state building, the 86th floor, he killed a tourist, several others were would you pleased, then he killed himself. that led to panic on top that observation deck. there were almost 100 people there with their children, scram plink to get away from all that was going on. at that moment the empire state building was shut down. for weeks people went trying to figure out would they reopened the observation deck again? of course they did, and now we have another tragedy, which brings all of it back to mind. it may not be related at all to the empire state building.
9. is the police are being very careful to point that out. it s important to note there s a real desire to make certain they don t spread any unnecessary fear throughout the city or in other neighborhoods, other boroughs of new york city, because there is a place tourists come. the empire state building is one of the most popular tourist attractions. people stand in line to get up to that 86th floor observation deck, where they can get a spectacular view of manhattan, something they can take pictures of, of the city, one another. so all this attention being focused on a horrible tragedy that s occurred in the city on a beautiful friday morning is taking attention away from why people come to the city. that is to visit it, to enjoy it, and to create wonderful memories. as you point out, i think it s interesting that new york city is the kind of place where
workers. they are great guys. they really are. mike is the superintendent in charge of the construction at one world trade center. he says the folks on top are a particularly dedicated group of workers. the iron workers are the guys that always lead the charge. you know, they are the guys you rely on to put the steel up. they re the tough guys. got the crane. whenever i have a problem on site. they will be the first guys with the crane or stop what they re doing. i can t say enough about these guys. really good group of people. shepard: people who say they re proud to be piecing together this building 10 years after the attacks. i m not in the military or anything like that. so this is my way of giving back to the country and to the victims of what happened down there. you know. finally, starting to show, you know. six stories up. i have been here from the start. wow, thank goodness for them. could you do that? i couldn t do that shep says when our cameras were up there a few