Showing posts with label New York 2023. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New York 2023. Show all posts

Sunday, July 2, 2023

New York 2023: The Brooklyn Bridge

One week ago today, New York was warm and cloudy, but it wasn't filled with a smoky haze from Canadian wildfires. It was a good day to cross the Brooklyn Bridge from Brooklyn into Manhattan. Please join me on a walk to the ferry at Wall Street followed by a trip up the East River. We start in Brooklyn at the sculpture Unity by Hank Willis Thomas, unveiled in 2019.

Unity
Hank Willis Thomas


There is a large pedestrian walkway across the Brooklyn Bridge above the level of the motorcars. There is a separate bike path.


The Manhattan Bridge is to the north.


The lower Manhattan skyline is dominated by One World Trade Center.


Photo opportunities abound. Ask anyone.



The Brooklyn tower:




The Circle Line takes tourists and sightseers around Manhattan.


The Staten Island Ferry passes by the Statue of Liberty.


The Circle Line has passed under the Brooklyn Bridge, heading toward lower Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty:



The Manhattan tower:


The Manhattan Municipal Building and the U.S. Courthouse:


City Hall:


Benjamin Franklin:


The 1885 cargo ship Wavertree at the South Street Seaport:


The Brooklyn Bridge seen from the East River on the NYC Ferry:

The Manhattan Bridge:

The Williamsburg Bridge:

The Empire State Building:


The Copper:

United Nations Headquarters:

The Queensboro Bridge seen from the upper level of the NYC Ferry:

Leaving the ferry, the Roosevelt Island Lighthouse can be seen.





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Sunday, June 18, 2023

Manhattan 2023: The High Line

Yesterday I made my first visit to the High Line, a park built on the former site of an elevated New York Central Railroad spur on the west side of Manhattan. The once-dilapidated structure has been developed into a beautiful and well-maintained greenway. I walked south from the Hudson Yards in the West 30s through Chelsea to the Meatpacking District. After the High Line, I headed over to Little Island, part of the Hudson River Park.

Stairs on West 30th Street

A paved walkway over the refurbished rails

The Creature
Danny Cole

Vessel, Hudson Yards

Edge

Old Tree, 2023
Pamela Rosenkranz

Old Tree, 2023
Pamela Rosenkranz

This section gives an idea of how the overgrown rail trail formerly looked.


The Wind Blows Where it Wishes, 2023
Gabriel Chaile

The Wind Blows Where it Wishes, 2023
Gabriel Chaile


Urban Rattle, installed 2012
Charlie Hewitt

West 15th Street, looking east, toward the home of the Chelsea Market


West 14th Street, looking east

Leaving the High Line

The steel arch is the last remnant of Pier 54

Little Island at Pier 55

The Amph

View of the Empire State Building

The Whitney Museum of American Art

The Statue of Liberty

One World Trade Center is the home of Condé Nast Publications including The New Yorker, among its many tenants.














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