Empire State: Going Up

Fishko Files from WNYC by WNYC Studios

Apr 30, 202100:07:12Arts

Tomorrow, May 1st, marks the 90th anniversary of the opening of the Empire State Building . As WNYC's Sara Fishko tells us, the building's rise to its 102-story height is only one of the ways it towered over all the rest...

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