Though it only had the distinction of being the world’s tallest building for 11 months, the Chrysler Building has remained ...

The 1,046-foot-tall Chrysler Building, completed in May of 1930, was the pinnacle of both the then-unnamed Art Deco period and the skyscraper boom that rapidly transformed New York City’s skyline.

In a c. 1935 illustration of the Chrysler Building, a spotlight in the spire sheds its glow on the city below. Bridgeman Images As the New York Times reported in May 1929, skyscrapers had ...

Here, then, are 32 of the best New York City movies. Grab a slice of pizza (folding it in half, of course), and get ready to ...