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Masks are now optional for visitors to the ESB.
Many interactive exhibits and elements – including the iconic 86
th Floor Observatory viewfinders – have fully reopened.
“The Empire State Building is ready to welcome guests to explore its newly-reimagined Observatory Experience in its entirety,” said Jean-Yves Ghazi, President of the Empire State Building Observatory. “Our touch installations, just completed in November 2019, are now in full operation for the first time since our shutdown in March 2020. To appreciate fully the International Icon of New York City, you must come inside and visit the Observatory, and we can’t wait to welcome you.”
Refurbished Empire State Building heralds New York City s reopening
The 90-year-old art deco masterpiece remains a dominant centerpiece of Manhattan’s steel and glass landscape in good times and bad.
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A view from the outside of the Empire State Building in New York is seen in this Aug. 11, 2018 photo. Rob Beer / Forum News Service
(Tribune News Service) The COVID-19 pandemic’s travel shutdown in 2020 impacted New York as much as any global city relative to tourism. Fortunately, the continuing distribution of coronavirus-fighting vaccines has dramatically improved the Big Apple’s opportunity to again welcome crowds of international visitors to its iconic attractions in 2021.
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2021 Empire State Building Run-Up (ESBRU) – presented by Turkish Airlines and powered by the Challenged Athletes Foundation – will take place Oct. 26, 2021, at 8 p.m. EST, with lottery registration slated to open June 1, 2021, at 12 p.m. EST.
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Thousands will enter for the bucket list opportunity to race up the 1,576 steps and 86 floors of the World s Most Famous Building, but only a select group of approximately 125 runners will ultimately compete in the 43
rd annual event. This year s Run-Up will incorporate increased safety measures such as proof of vaccination requirements and staggered heats that will allow for ample space and time to reach the top.
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The Empire State Building to Celebrate 90 Years
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NEW YORK, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The World s Most Famous Building, the Empire State Building (ESB) will celebrate its 90
th anniversary May 1, 2021. The Empire State Building, the international icon and symbol of dreams, was a record breaker and trendsetter 90 years ago, said Anthony E. Malkin, chairman, president, and CEO of Empire State Realty Trust. Today she is fully modernized for the 21
st century, a world leader in energy efficiency retrofits in the built environment, indoor environmental quality, and on building health practices.