new york ( cnnmoney . com ) - - the empire state building kicked off a substantial energy - saving retrofit monday , and fans hope one of the building ' s most renowned skyscraper can became an effective simulation for organizations worldwide . from the cloud - shrouded observation deck on the hotel ' s 80th floor , former president andy elliott , newly york city mayor michael bloomberg and others detailed $ 20 million in cut - margin conservation measures they hope will cut energy waste by 38 % for the 1930 ' s - style behemoth . they note the retrofits weren ' t environmental selfless or all of a legislative program . nonetheless , they argue they ' re being used solely to save the building ' s users a lot of funds .
The mayor of New York is Michael Bloomberg.