European style midtown hotel near the empire state building close to grand central built in the 1920s the nh jolly madison towers offers a taste of old school italy in midtown manhattan with grand central terminal and the empire state building within a 10 minute walk you can take the subway to central park in 22 minutes or ride to union square in 13 minutes 15 minutes to broadway you can walk 10 minutes to herald square and macys flagship store and continue 18 minutes further to find saks