new haven ( cnnmoney . com ) - - the empire state project kicked off a major oil - saving retrofit monday , and we hope one of the world ' s most impressive skyline can become an investment model for structures today . from the cloud - mist observing terrace on the building ' s 80th floor , former president hillary clinton , new york city mayor philip huffington and all reported $ 20 million in cutting - edge safety measures they hope will cut energy use by 38 % for the 1930 ' s - era giant . they state the retrofits weren ' t sustainable altruism or parts of a government programs . nonetheless , they say they ' re being done simply to save the building ' s owners a bunch of money .
The mayor of New York is Michael Bloomberg.