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NEWS ABOUT: Empire State Building

Empire State Building stories: 8 news summaries

 China Critics 
 See Red as 
 Empire State 
 Changes Color 

Building lit to mark 60th anniversary of Communist rule

Oct 1, 09 1:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Critics of the Chinese regime cried foul last night as the Empire State Building was illuminated with red and yellow lights to mark 60 years of Communist rule. The move is "outright, blatant approval for a communist totalitarian system," said a statement from Students for a Free Tibet,... More »

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China • New York City • Empire State Building • Chinese Communist party

 Empire State Building 
 Going Green 

Makeover project hailed as a landmark for energy efficiency

Apr 7, 09 1:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Empire State Building is getting a makeover to reduce its King Kong-sized carbon footprint, NY1 reports. As part of a larger renovation, "green" improvements will be made to the 78-year-old building—including an update for all 6500 of the structure’s windows—to reduce its energy consumption by... More »

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New York City • green building • Manhattan • Empire State Building • energy saving • building

Stair Masters: Tower Running a Painful High

Racing up skyscrapers 'not all that pleasant,' yet spreading fast

Jun 3, 08 1:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - "Think about the most painful thing you've ever done, then multiply by 10," says one devotee (yes, devotee) of tower running, in which hearty soles summit the world's tallest buildings. The Empire State Building, the Sears Tower and Taiwan's Taipei 101 are some of the majors of the... More »

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race • exercise • Empire State Building • fitness • Sears Tower • tower running

10 Must-See Big Apple Buildings 

There's plenty of NYC beyond the Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty

Feb 25, 08 6:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Headed to New York for a burst of sightseeing? Trade the Statue of Liberty for a tour of the Big Apple’s 10 must-see buildings, as compiled by the Center for Architecture:
  1. Conde Nast Building
  2. Brooklyn Museum
  3. Prada New York
  4. Rose Center For Earth And Space
  5. Apple Store Soho
... More »

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architecture • Prada • New York City • Brooklyn • Empire State Building • Frank Gehry • Renzo Piano • Conde Nast Building • Brooklyn Museum • Rose Center for Earth and Space • Apple Store Soho • Grand Central Terminal • Seagram building • Morgan Library • Mies van der Rohe

Tower Takes
2nd-Tallest
NYC Honors

New BofA building outgrows Chrysler; only Empire State is taller

Nov 28, 07 4:10 PM CST
(Newser) - The Big Apple skyline’s getting a new No. 2, the New York Observer reports: Bank of America's new headquarters is set to overtake the Chrysler Building this week as runner-up to the Empire State Building. Luckily for the newcomer, height is traditionally marked at the “structural top”: The... More »

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New York City • Bank of America • World Trade Center • Empire State Building • Chrysler Building • One Bryant Park

China Lifts Ban on French Spidey

Daredevil returns, only months after being banned from the country

Nov 13, 07 7:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Only a few months after China booted out French daredevil Alain Robert for illegally climbing Shangai's tallest building, the communist superpower has invited him back. Robert, known as the French Spider-Man for scaling tall structures without safety gear, was expelled for five years and spent some quality time in jail,... More »

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China • Eiffel Tower • Taipei 101 • Empire State Building • Alain Robert • Zhangjiajie National Forest Park

Revisiting Rudy's Record as Terror-Fighter

Impressive after 9/11, Giuliani underplayed the threat before

Sep 24, 07 4:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Candidate Giuliani is pitching himself as a terrorist-slayer, but until 9/11 he downplayed threats and offered traditional law enforcement as the solution, the Washington Post reports—an approach he now condemns. In an analysis of the former mayor's track record on terror before the attacks, the Post notes decisions... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • law enforcement • Adolf Hitler • September 11 • Empire State Building • Office of Emergency Management • Zionism

Hotelier Helmsley Dead at 87

'Queen of Mean' learns certainty of death, if not taxes

Aug 20, 07 1:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Leona Helsmley, the notoriously tyrannical real-estate baroness dubbed New York’s “Queen of Mean,” died of heart failure today at 87. The Brooklyn native took the reins of her husband Harry's real-estate empire in the 70s, and soon her name was synonymous with both luxe hotels and the... More »

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real estate • New York • obituary • tax evasion • Leona Helmsley • Empire State Building • Park Lane Hotel • Helmsley Palace Hotel • New York Helmsley Hotel • Howard Rubenstein

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