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Empire State Building IPO clears NY legal hurdle

A legal challenge to an ambitious plan to let the public buy shares in one of New York City's most famous landmarks — the Empire State Building — was cast aside on Tuesday in a ruling by a Manhattan judge.

 

After police bullets hit bystanders, questions about protocol

Empire State Building Shooting

The encounter was breathtakingly brief: a surveillance video showed a gunman outside the Empire State Building on Friday pulling a pistol, pointing it at two police officers, their firing at him and his falling to the sidewalk.

 

Several people shot outside Empire State Building

Empire State Building Shooting

A disgruntled former women's accessories designer shot a former colleague to death Friday and then was killed in a shootout with police near the Empire State Building that left nine others wounded, officials said. The nine people wounded in the gunfire after 9 a.m. on the Fifth Avenue side of the building were expected to survive, police said.

 

MAP: The Ultimate Nerd Guide To New York City

MAP: The Ultimate Nerd Guide To New York City

Here's a guide to New York City that's actually useful for once. Leave the boring old Empire State Building to the sad tourists who don't know where to find Spiderman's house.

 

Unwelcome Neighbor for Empire State Building

Unwelcome Neighbor for Empire State Building

A defining element of the skyline since 1931 is set to get a rival with 15 Penn Plaza, though it is not clear how soon the project will be built.

 

Man Plunges to Death From Empire State Building

Authorities say a 21-year-old man has plunged to his death in an apparent suicide jump off the Empire State Building during the evening rush hour.

 

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