The man, whose name was not released, got a running start and cleared a barrier on the observation deck, on the 86th floor, about 6:15 p.m., the police said.
The man landed on a sidewalk in front of a Bank of America branch near the northeast entrance of the skyscraper on West 34th Street, near Fifth Avenue.
In the skyscraper’s long history — construction began in 1930, and it opened on May 1, 1931 — more than 30 people have leapt to their deaths.
In January 2009, a 54-year-old woman who worked at a clothing store in the building gained access to a 39th-floor window.
She jumped and landed on a balcony on the 25th floor, where she died, the police said.
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