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The other day, I went out into New York City with a mission.
I wanted to travel the length of one entire zip code as fast as I could.
Start the timer.
Okay, three, two, one, start.
I got into an elevator with one of our producers, Willa, to start our journey from the bottom to the top of the Empire State Building.
All right, we're passing through a hallway.
Go, go, go.
We had to run through a couple of hallways, take four separate elevators, and along the way, we passed by every single address ending in the numbers 10118.
Because this building, like other big buildings around the city and the country, it has its own zip code.
Another elevator bank.
Welcome to the 86th Floor Observation Deck.
My ears just popped.
Finally, we made it to the top, the 102nd floor.
Gorgeous views of New York City all around us.
Willa, how long did it take?