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The stainless steel of the Chrysler Building reflects the bright red of the ConEd power plant in the borough of Queens across...
One of the most beloved skyscrapers in New York City, the Chrysler Building, stands near one of the most criticized, the MetL...
The graceful arches of the Chrysler Building are a dramatic counterpoint to the stark, black Trump World Tower. Manhattan, N...
Tudor City, an historic "city within a city" apartment and retail complex, is dwarfed by midtown landmarks like the Chrysler ...
Shades on a midtown office building create changing geometric patterns throughout the day. Manhattan, New York City.
The Sony Building, 197 meters tall, has an unmistakable perforated facade and has been nicknamed the "Chippendale Building" b...
Rooftop gardens bring the land to the sky in Manhattan, New York City.
An American flag flies in front of a bastion of US capitalism, the General Motors building, alongside the zig-zag facade of t...
St. Patrick's Cathedral, the largest Roman Catholic cathedral in the United States, looms over the Villard Houses on Madison ...
The spires of St. Patrick's Cathedral are like sentries standing at attention over Fifth Avenue. Manhattan, New York City.
Looking south from the top of the Empire State Building, New Jersey, Staten Island and Long Island, as well as Hudson and Eas...
Once hilly farmland overlooking a protected bay, the area dubbed Turtle Bay now claims a collection of notable skyscrapers, i...
Midtown Manhattan has one of the highest concentrations of skyscrapers in the world. New York City.
Midtown Manhattan has one of the highest concentrations of skyscrapers in the world. New York City.
This view of midtown from the East River, looking west, shows architectural masterpieces from the early to the late 20th cent...
A tugboat glides toward the New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Complex, and Rockefeller University. Manha...
The ivy-covered walls of Rockefeller University surround one of the world's preeminent centers of scientific research. Manha...
Bordering the East River are public housing projects and New York City's largest wastewater pumping station.
The Citigroup Center is like a shimmering icicle in the middle of a snow-covered mid-town. In the foreground is Roosevelt Is...
The renowned New York Presbyterian Hospital straddles the F.D.R. Drive along the East River. Manhattan, New York City.
Roosevelt Island, in the East River, sits opposite Rockefeller University and New York Presbyterian Hospital in the East Rive...
Roosevelt Island, in the East River, sits opposite Rockefeller University and New York Presbyterian Hospital in the East Rive...
The Queensborough Bridge spans the East River and crosses over Roosevelt Island, connecting Manhattan to Long Island City, in...
The Queensborough Bridge is also known as the Fifty-Ninth Street Bridge, made famous in a song by Simon and Garfunkel. Looki...
The Roosevelt Island Bridge provides the only way for cars to reach the island, which sits in the East River. Manhattan, New...
The Triborough Bridge has three branches that straddle three boroughs of New York City; here, the East River suspension span ...
In this view, Manhattan's Upper East Side extends to the edge of Central Park, visible in the upper part of the image. New Y...
Though once housed on Manhattan's Polo Grounds, the New York Yankees have called Bronx-based Yankee Stadium home since 1921. ...
In the evening, the top of the Empire State Building is illuminated: white lights for "regular" days and colored lights to ma...
This quintet of skyscrapers in midtown includes: the 712 Fifth Avenue, the General Motors, the Trump and former IBM buildings...
The Statue of Liberty's serene face has watched over the New York harbor since 1886.
On the day the Brooklyn Bridge was dedicated in 1883, 150,000 people crossed the bridge. Manhattan, New York City.
New York City's civic center looms south of Canal Street and Chinatown, with city, state and federal offices and courthouses,...
Like a giant's footprint, Central Park, 843 acres in area, makes its mark in the middle of Manhattan, New York City.
The Dutch founded New Amsterdam at the tip of Manhattan in 1625; today it is the center of New York's financial world. New Y...
"Enfranchising cable, silvered by the sea, of woven wire, grayed by the mist..." These words by poet Marianne Moore are some...
The triangles of the Hearst Tower's exo-skeleton are a stark contrast to the rectangular design of its neighbor, the Time War...
The steel Chrysler Building commands a central spot in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.
The Great White Way crosses Fifth Avenue at 23rd Street. Manhattan, New York City.
Central Park is a 844-acre front yard for some of the most expensive real estate in the world. Manhattan, New York City.
The Statue of Liberty keeps vigilant watch over New York Harbor. Manhattan, New York City.
The lights of Times Square in the late afternoon. Manhattan, New York City.
A view of Central Park and the Upper East Side. Manhattan, New York City.
Rooftops in New York hold not only heating and cooling systems, but also summertime revels. Manhattan, New York City.
The Prometheus at Rockefeller Center. Manhattan, New York City.