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New York photo of the day.
Manhattan (facing Queens).
80°F (27° C), sunny.
#NYC #City #Sunset #RearViewMirror #Reflection #EastRiver #HalletsPoint #AstoriaView #EastHarlem #SolarFlare #TheSun
Evening scene alongside a tidal estuary (commonly referred to as a river) at a local fishing spot in a harmonic City during a waning high tide at sunset, facing eastward across the blue, rippling waters toward another borough of the City where they have been erecting modern high-rise towers in recent years; one such tower, clad in mirrored glass, reflects the big, golden setting sun and the amber sky to the west; it illuminates the entire building, causing a contrast against the dimmed and faded evening sky; the City is a bunch of islands and it is beautiful.
June 10, 2026 at 2:52 AM
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New York photo of the day
Manhattan.
86°F (30° C), partly cloudy.
#NYC #City #Nautical #Tugboat #Barge #LowTide #TidalEstuary #EastRiver #AstoriaView #RooseveltIsland #CaptainD
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Daytime scene overlooking a tidal estuary (or strait) on a warm summer day in a nautical City during low tide; a newer model, white and red tugboat with a black hull named the "Captain D" makes its way down the strait toward the large ocean; the tugboat is swiftly guiding a great container barge (probably full ot garbage) to its destination; on the other side of the water, a smaller, thin island divides the estuary in the middle along its length, its pristine parks and leafy, green deciduous trees contrast with many of the "grittier" neighborhoods surrounding it; in the background, brick high-rise apartment houses rise up and bask in the late afternoon glow of a partly sunny sky; in the not-so-far distance, a massive network of bridges connects three of the City's five boroughs.
August 19, 2026 at 3:12 AM
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New York photo of the day.
Manhattan.
92°F (33° C), variably cloudy, thunderstorms.
#NYC #City #Pride #Rainbow #Islands #RandallsIsland #AstoriaView #Bridges #HarlemRiver #EastRiver #Confluence #DoubleRainbow #HalletsPoint
Daytime scene alongside the waterfront of a tidal estuary/strait just after a severe thunderstorm in a charming City, facing across the water at a double rainbow event rising up from an island of green spring trees against the backdrop of a charcoal-grey sky; the main rainbow is very bright, but its reverse twin is less pronounced; the colors in the second rainbow are in reversed order of the first; a massive steel truss bridge, built for pedestrians, spans over the river and, along with the massive mid-century modern building behind it and the brighter of the two rainbows, casts its reflection over the gently-rippling water. Daytime scene alongside the waterfront of a tidal estuary/strait just after a severe thunderstorm in a charming City, facing across the water at a massive rainbow rising up from an island of green spring trees against the backdrop of a charcoal-grey sky and landing in another borough of the City entirely; the main rainbow is very bright, but its reverse twin is less pronounced; the colors in the second rainbow are in reversed order of the first; a massive steel truss bridge, built for pedestrians, spans over the river; this is the confluence point for two tidal straits (locally referred-to as rivers), although the water is eerily calm with the vicious thunderstorm in the background beyond the soaring rainbow - the ends of which are many kilometers apart. Daytime scene alongside the waterfront of a tidal estuary/strait just after a severe thunderstorm in a charming City, facing across the water at a massive rainbow rising up from another borough of the City entirely; the borough across the the water has some new high-rise buildings; rainbow is very bright and colorful, but its reverse twin "double rainbow" is less pronounced and can faintly be seen; this is the confluence point for two tidal straits (locally referred-to as rivers), although the water is eerily calm with the vicious thunderstorm in the background.
June 13, 2026 at 3:32 AM