When I moved to New York, I somehow ended up with a view of the Empire State Building at home and at work. As if I’d been cast in a procedural about an architecturally inclined young man moving to the big city. I loved every second of it. And around the same time, I learned that in 2024, its observatory accounted for nearly a quarter of Empire State Realty Trust’s net operating income. I wanted to understand why. Here’s the second episode of Ordinary Business, my new show with @Quartr_App: