New York City Photo Tour: Empire State Building & Rockefeller Center NYC Pages: Night Lights | Scenes of NYC | Bike Manhattan | Columbia University Area | Central Park | Architecture | Feast of Gennaro | Empire & Rockefeller | Cathedral of St. John All images by Mark File. Please do not copy without permission. Looking south from atop the Empire State Building. Get there early (opens at 8 AM) or late (closes at 2 AM) to avoid huge crowds. Looking north from the Empire State Building. Looking down 5th Avenue. Looking toward the Chrysler Building. Looking up the Empire State Building. Taking a self portrait. The Rockefeller Center includes a beautiful collection of buildings, spacious plaza and a winter ice skating rink. Don't miss the Statue of Atlas. See nights shots of Atlas and from Top of the Rock. Watch the NBC Today show outside at Rockefeller Center (7-9 AM). Above is Martha Stewart talking with Meredith. A fuzzy, but beautiful Ann Curry. St. Patrick's Cathedral, across 5th Avenue from the Rockefeller Center. also see night lights | scenes of NYC | bike manhattan | central park | architecture | feast of gennaro