The Verdict · New York · for the Budget Adventurer
Probably skip. It's pricey and doesn't play to what you care about.
Authentic, active, cheap. Allergic to overpaying and overhype.
About Top of the Rock
The view that locals quietly send tourists to: the Empire State Building front-and-centre with Central Park spread out behind it. Tiered open decks mean fewer elbows than the ESB and a cleaner shot.