THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

TIMELESS NEW YORK ART DECO SINCE 1931

Photo composed after dusk, taken from Hunter’s Point in Queens, looking southwest across the East River.

THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

TIMELESS NEW YORK ART DECO SINCE 1931

Image taken from the observation deck of the Edge at Hudson Yards -- crosstown near the Hudson River, looking east toward Queens and the East River.

THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

TIMELESS NEW YORK ART DECO SINCE 1931

We title this image “God and Commerce” – with the Empire State Building dwarfing the church in the foreground.

THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

TIMELESS NEW YORK ART DECO SINCE 1931

 

The Empire State Building stood as the world's tallest building until the construction of the World Trade Center in 1970.

Following its collapse in 2001, the Empire State Building was again the city's tallest skyscraper until 2012. 

THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

TIMELESS NEW YORK ART DECO SINCE 1931

The 90-year-old building has a roof height of 1,250 feet and stands a total of 1,454 feet tall, including its antenna. 

THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

TIMELESS NEW YORK ART DECO SINCE 1931

The Empire State Building is a 102-story art deco skyscraper designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon and built from 1930 to 1931.

MANHATTAN SKYLINE

FROM LONG ISLAND CITY

Blues, purples, reds, oranges and other pastels enhance the beauty of Manhattan at dusk.

MANHATTAN SKYLINE

FROM LONG ISLAND CITY

Even though the super-tall buildings are vintage 2021, there's something about the tone and texture of this image that feels like 1970s NYC.

MANHATTAN SKYLINE

FROM LONG ISLAND CITY

Sun setting over Manhattan's ever-evolving skyline of skyscrapers.

MANHATTAN SKYLINE

FROM LONG ISLAND CITY

Gantry Plaza State Park is the perfect waterfront location for photographing the Manhattan skyline.

The park, fronting the East River, is totally wheelchair-accessible.

MANHATTAN SKYLINE

 FROM LONG ISLAND CITY

The Chrysler Building -- an American art deco classic.

MANHATTAN SKYLINE

FROM LONG ISLAND CITY

Moon over Manhattan.

June 2021

First trip since COVID pandemic.

MANHATTAN SKYLINE

 FROM LONG ISLAND CITY

A slight thematic blur in this shot across the East River taking in Midtown to Lower Manhattan.

PEPSI COLA NEON SIGN

LONG ISLAND CITY

The sign, visible from Manhattan and the East River, was built in 1940 and originally installed atop PepsiCo's bottling factory nearby.

PEPSI COLA NEON SIGN

 LONG ISLAND CITY

The Pepsi-Cola sign is a neon sign at Gantry Plaza State Park in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens in New York City.