30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City
Facts and practical information
30 Rockefeller Plaza is a skyscraper that forms the centerpiece of Rockefeller Center in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Completed in 1933, the 66-story, 850 ft building was designed in the Art Deco style by Raymond Hood, Rockefeller Center's lead architect. 30 Rockefeller Plaza was known for main tenant, the Radio Corporation of America from its opening in 1933 until 1988 and then for General Electric until 2015, when it was renamed for its current owner, Comcast. The building also houses the headquarters and New York studios of television network NBC; the headquarters is sometimes called 30 Rock, a nickname that inspired an NBC sitcom of the same name. The tallest structure in Rockefeller Center, the building is the 28th tallest in New York City and the 60th tallest in the United States. ()
30 Rockefeller Plaza – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Museum of Modern Art, Rockefeller Center, Saks Fifth Avenue, Radio City Music Hall.
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How to get to 30 Rockefeller Plaza by public transport?
Bus
- West 50th Street/Avenue of the Americas • Lines: M50 (2 min walk)
- East 49th Street/5th Avenue • Lines: M50 (3 min walk)
Metro
- 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center • Lines: <F>, B, D, F, M (4 min walk)
- 53rd Street–5th Avenue • Lines: E, M (6 min walk)
Train
- Grand Central Terminal (12 min walk)
- New York Penn Station (25 min walk)