Empire State Building not a fan of cars

NEW YORK, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Some transportation workers in New York wonder if the Empire State Building is some how responsible for the sudden stalling of countless cars.

Workers such as Citywide Towing manager Isaac Leviev say the area around the popular tourist attraction has become a dead zone for cars, which roar back to life once out of the building's towering presence, the New York Daily News reported Sunday.

"We get about 10 to 15 cars stuck near there every day," Leviev said of the five-block radius around the landmark. "You pull the car four or five blocks to the west or east and the car starts right up."

"The lights work, the horn works, everything. But it won't start," Golden Touch Transportation driver Russell Valeev said of his personal experiences in the building's shadow.

While the building is equipped with various radio antennas, the Empire State Building Co. told the newspaper they did not adversely affect automobiles in any way.