There are a LOT of wind at the top of the Empire State Building, as evidenced by my scarf on small series of photos below (May 2006):
Photo: View from the Empire State Building - May 2006
Photo: "The Empire State Building is overrated !!!"- May 2006
Photo: Alex and Laura at the top of the Empire State Building - May 2006
Photo: Alex and Laura at the top of the Empire State Building - May 2006
Photo: Empire State Building - April 2006
Photo: Empire State Building (seen below) - April 2006
Photo: View of Downtown New York from the Empire State Building - May 2006
photo: Empire State Building (viewed from the Rockefeller Center) - April 2006
Photo: Empire State Building (seen from Rockefeller Center) - May 2006
Photo: Laura and Alex on the roof of the MET - May 2006
Photo: Laura and Chris on the roof of the MET - May 2006
Photo: Modern Art on the roof of the MET - May 2006
Photo: Laurence on the Brooklyn Bridge - May 2006
Photo: Laurence Times Square - May 2006