2. There’s a Spot In the New Yorker Hotel Basement Where You Can Look All the Way Up to the 34th Street Sidewalk

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You can see the bottom side of the 34th Street sidewalk from a hidden air shaft next to the power plant located behind a small metal door. It brings air into the building and goes about way, way up.

The doorway, before Kinney opened it up for us:

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