The Verdict · New York · for the Slow Culture Seeker
Probably skip. It's overhyped and doesn't play to what you care about.
History, depth, the real thing. Hates a tourist crush.
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.