Empire State Building Frame Color:Unframed This image was used for

This image was used for the cover of the book "The Kennedy Years" in 2013

Eight months earlier

in an article asking readers if they could identify parts of New York from the top down

It was a feat that many thought was impossible

Empire State Building Frame Color:Unframed This image was used forThe Empire State Building glows at night in Manhattan, Jan. 27, 2016. At 1,250 feet, the Empire State Building remains a beacon in the city's skyline. But that skyline is constantly changing. In a 2016 article, The New York Times said, "Its transformation has been nothing less than astonishing over the past decade. Even when it seems as if there were nowhere left to go, the city, with its manifold appetites, could not be contained." Today, the Empire