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30 Rockefeller Plaza is an Art Deco skyscraper in the middle of Rockefeller Plaza in Manhattan. At 850 feet (260 m) high, the 70-story building is the 14th tallest in New York City and is a great place for capturing views at sunset (especially because it offers views of the Empire State Building).

To get this shot, head to the top of Rockefeller Center, known as "Top of the Rock." The entrance is on W 50th St between 5th and 6th Avenues. Tickets can be purchased on the basement level of building. Be sure to purchase your tickets in advance in order to make your way to the top by sunset (the entry system is timed). Also allot time for a security screening and wait times at the elevator.

Once you arrive at the observation deck take the escalator to the upper levels where your views won't be impeded by the glass windscreens. Tripods are not allowed (although monopods are allowed), but you can rest your camera on the stone barriers of the upper observation deck. Additionally you can use a table-top tripod for stability.

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Hilton Garden Inn New York Times Square South

10/10 Excellent

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NEW YORKER BY LOTTE HOTELS

10/10 Excellent

"I chose The New Yorker Hotel not for convenience, but out of respect—for history, for place, for legacy. Location matters, but legacy matters more. This building has both. The first impression is immediate: the 1929 Art Deco lobby—grand, geometric, disciplined. It speaks quietly, but with authority. The front desk mirrors that tone: fast, professional, efficient. No excess. Purpose achieved. We visited Nikola Tesla’s former rooms, marked by plaques noting he spent the final ten years of his life here. Standing there, you feel the weight of ideas conceived far ahead of their time—created in solitude above a city charged with ambition. The hotel functions like a well-designed system: Tick Tock Diner—open 24 hours, constant and reliable. Butcher & Banker—a restrained, precise steakhouse below. Trattoria off the lobby—a space for pause and conversation. Nearly a century old, the hotel remains clean, well staffed, and thoughtfully maintained. It doesn’t disguise its age; it honors it. No waste. No noise. Just structure and continuity. This isn’t merely a place to sleep. It’s a place where ideas once lived—and still hum beneath the surface. Like alternating current, its brilliance lies not in volume, but in permanence. For those drawn to history, architecture, efficiency, and quiet greatness, The New Yorker Hotel remains exactly what it was meant to be."

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