The Chrysler Building has become emblematic of the Art Deco period — and was one of the era's last architectural triumphs before the Great Depression halted New York's rapidly-changing skyline. - Gary ...

Real estate developer William Reynolds acquires a long-term lease on a New York City parcel at 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue owned by Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. He plans a ...

Far above the rooftops of Manhattan on October 23, 1929, a crew of construction workers perched themselves around one of the highest human-made peaks in the world. Rumors had swirled that they were ...

On and around some of New York City’s most iconic buildings, beehives are buzzing. By Patrick McGeehan Office tenants are caught in the middle and the building’s fate remains unclear. By Anna Kodé ...

When the Chrysler Building appeared on the Manhattan skyline 90 years ago, it was the most magnificent skyscraper ever built and the tallest in the world, a gleaming testament to American ingenuity ...

It's the Chrysler Building. Steve, you can't afford it. INSKEEP: Oh. FADEL: If that name does not put a picture in your head, look it up. It's a silvery building with art deco curves in the metalwork ...