Free NYC Skyline Views Open At Historic Building

NEW YORK, NY — New Yorkers and visitors can now reserve free tickets to a new panoramic observation experience atop the David N. Dinkins Municipal Building, city officials announced, opening a landmark space to the public for the first time after a $6 million restoration.

The experience, called Centre 360, begins June 11 and will bring visitors more than 500 feet above street level to the building’s restored cupola, offering sweeping views of Lower Manhattan and all five boroughs.

Groups of up to five people will depart from CityStore at the base of the municipal building at 1 Centre St. and travel to the cupola during scheduled viewing sessions.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the city wanted to make one of its most prominent views accessible without an admission fee.

The opening comes ahead of the first local World Cup match and follows months of restoration work that repaired the historic cupola, installed glass safety barriers and restored the rotunda landing.

The City will offer eight viewing sessions each weekday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Reservations are required and will open on the first day of each month. Walk-in visitors will not be admitted.

Children younger than 18 must be accompanied by an adult and stand at least 42 inches tall. Visitors also must present a valid photo ID upon arrival.

The David N. Dinkins Municipal Building, designed by McKim, Mead & White and constructed between 1909 and 1914, houses more than 2,000 employees across multiple city agencies. The structure received New York City landmark status in 1966 and joined the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

Known originally as the Manhattan Municipal Building, the structure was renamed in 2015 for David N. Dinkins, New York City’s first Black mayor, honoring his decades of public service and years spent working inside the building.