30 Rockefeller Plaza

30 Rock opens new rooftop ride ‘The Beam’ recreating iconic construction photo

Visitors enjoy Rockefeller Center’s new interactive experience “The Beam” at Top of the Rock Observation Deck on the 69th floor. Photo credit: Diane Bondareff/AP Images for Tishman Speyer

December 1, 2023

30 Rock opens new rooftop ride ‘The Beam’ recreating iconic construction photo

By Devin Gannon

The observation deck at 30 Rockefeller Plaza is taking visitors to new heights. On Friday, the Top of the Rock debuted The Beam, a new rooftop ride on the 69th floor that recreates the iconic 1932 photo of ironworkers eating lunch on a beam during the construction of the building. During the experience, visitors sit on a beam and are lifted 12 feet above the platform then rotated 180 degrees to face Central Park. Tickets to The Beam cost $25 per person as an add-on for Top of the Rock general admission and come with a digital photo.
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Beautiful ‘ofrenda’ on display at Rockefeller Center for Day of the Dead celebration

All photos courtesy of Tequila Casa Dragones

October 31, 2023

Beautiful ‘ofrenda’ on display at Rockefeller Center for Day of the Dead celebration

By Aaron Ginsburg

Mexico Week has returned to Rockefeller Center for the third year in a row, giving New Yorkers an opportunity to honor Mexican heritage and Día de Los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, over the course of a week-long celebration. As part of the annual celebration, guests can experience Mexican art, food, music, and culture across the Rockefeller Center campus through a series of free events. Mexico Week runs through November 2.
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30 Rock’s new ‘skylift’ observation platform and rooftop ride approved by Landmarks

All renderings courtesy of Tishman Speyer

April 26, 2022

30 Rock’s new ‘skylift’ observation platform and rooftop ride approved by Landmarks

By Devin Gannon

A popular New York City observation deck will soon offer a new point of view. The Landmarks Preservation Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved plans for several upgrades to the Top of the Rock at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, including a rotating ride, a rooftop beacon, and a new "skylift" viewing platform that takes visitors above the 70th floor and offers uninterrupted 360-degree views.
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First skyline-view sleepover at Top of the Rock will be an all-night celebration of spring

The sleepover space: Weather Room at Top of the Rock; image courtesy of Rockefeller Center

March 9, 2022

First skyline-view sleepover at Top of the Rock will be an all-night celebration of spring

By Michelle Cohen

As we slowly make our way toward spending time out there among our fellow New Yorkers, Rockefeller Center is hosting a new way to celebrate spring. Star Party at Top of the Rock will be the first-ever overnight musical experience at the famous skyline-view venue, held in celebration of the spring equinox as the evening of March 19 becomes March 20. The first of a new quarterly series offers a small audience the opportunity to experience all-night meditation and ambient sound against the sparkle of the city skyline.
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See the new observation deck and rooftop ride proposed for 30 Rock

All renderings courtesy of Tishman Speyer

September 10, 2021

See the new observation deck and rooftop ride proposed for 30 Rock

By Devin Gannon

One of the city's most popular observation decks could be getting a facelift. Tishman Speyer Properties has proposed several enhancements to the Top of the Rock deck at landmarked 30 Rockefeller Plaza, including a rotating attraction that lets visitors recreate the iconic "Lunch atop a Skyscraper" photo, a kinetic globe, and a new viewing platform on the 70th floor. The proposal was recommended for approval by Manhattan Community Board 5 last week and will be heard by the Landmarks Preservation Commission on Tuesday.
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October 2, 2014

Iconic Rainbow Room Reopens with All Its Former Glitz and Glamour

By Dana Schulz

The Rainbow Room served its first guests on October 3, 1934, and now, almost 80 years later to the day, the historic restaurant and event space has reopened after a restoration by Gabellini Sheppard Architects. Located on the 65th floor of the Raymond Hood-designed 30 Rockefeller Plaza (30 Rock), it was the first restaurant located in a high-rise building and for decades was the highest restaurant in the country. Suffering from a decline in business, the fine-dining establishment closed its doors in 2009. But in 2012, the Rainbow Room was declared an official interior landmark by the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC), and a year later it was announced that the storied space would reopen this fall. Right on schedule, the new incarnation of the venue opened last night for a preview by the Sir John Soanes Museum Foundation.
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30 Rockefeller Plaza

30 Rock opens new rooftop ride ‘The Beam’ recreating iconic construction photo

Beautiful ‘ofrenda’ on display at Rockefeller Center for Day of the Dead celebration

30 Rock’s new ‘skylift’ observation platform and rooftop ride approved by Landmarks

First skyline-view sleepover at Top of the Rock will be an all-night celebration of spring

See the new observation deck and rooftop ride proposed for 30 Rock

Iconic Rainbow Room Reopens with All Its Former Glitz and Glamour

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