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Skyscraper

Window washer rescued from 23rd floor after harness fails

  • Sep 25, 2024

Rockefeller Center's 'The Beam' soars visitors 800 feet above NYC

  • Dec 2, 2023

Plans underway to turn iconic Flatiron Building into condos

  • Oct 27, 2023

The Waldorf-Astoria and the story of America | The Skyline

  • Jul 14, 2023

Man caught climbing 72 floors up South Korean tower with no equipment

  • Jun 13, 2023

Weather or Not | Is NYC sinking under the weight of its skyscrapers?

  • Jun 3, 2023

The secrets of One World Trade Center | New 'Skyline' series

  • Sep 19, 2022

3-year-old boy dies after falling from 29th-floor balcony in Manhattan

  • Jul 3, 2022

Latest Videos

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NYC skyscrapers turning to carbon capture to lessen climate change

  • May 15, 2023
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A look at the world's skinniest skyscraper

  • Aug 22, 2022
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3-year-old boy dies after falling from 29th-floor balcony in Manhattan

  • Jul 2, 2022
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New York City's 1st all-electric skyscraper in the works

  • Apr 20, 2022
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Peter Tsai captures spectacular skyscrapers in 'Cloud Chicago' photo series

  • Jul 9, 2021
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Afraid of heights? Workers spotted scaling NYC's Chrysler Building

  • Jun 25, 2021
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Man in police custody after climbing New York Times building

  • Oct 15, 2020
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Person climbing New York Times Building in Manhattan

  • Oct 15, 2020

Latest Stories

JPMorgan Chase announces plans for New York City's 1st all-electric skyscraper

The near 60-foot tower will have "net-zero operational emissions" party by using power that comes from a state hydro-electric plant, officials say.

  • Apr 20, 2022

Afraid of heights? Workers spotted scaling NYC's Chrysler Building for routine maintenance

Newscopter7 spotted a pair of workers scaling the Chrysler Building Thursday morning. They performed routine maintenance on the spire of the iconic skyscraper.

  • Jun 27, 2021

Man charged after climbing New York Times Building in Midtown, Manhattan

Authorities have identified the man captured on video climbing up the side of the New York Times Building in Midtown, Manhattan.

  • Oct 16, 2020
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New York City set to require 'bird-friendly' glass on new construction

New York City Audobon estimates up to 230,000 birds, from hawks to hummingbirds, are killed each year by flying into glass windows in the city.

  • Dec 10, 2019

$350,000 hotel suite towering over New York City, anyone?

The three-bedroom accommodations offered by the Park Hyatt New York were first available earlier this week. With floor-to-ceiling windows, the suite has a 360-degree view of the Manhattan skyline and Central Park and towers over Carnegie Hall across West 57th Street.

  • Nov 9, 2019