The Heart of Manhattan

The Heart of Manhattan Times Square, NYC  by Jörg Dickmann

 

The "Tribute in Lights" illuminates the sky over lower Manhattan

The "Tribute in Lights" illuminates the sky over lower Manhattan 

Supporters of a Islamic cultural center and mosque planned to be built near Ground Zero

"Suuport Freedom Of Religion"
Supporters of a Islamic cultural center and mosque planned to be built near Ground Zero in lower Manhattan chant slogans and carry signs during a demonstration in New York. 

A US Marine helicopter flies toward the New York City skyline

A US Marine helicopter, supporting the visit of US President Barack Obama, flies toward the New York City skyline

U.S. Airways plane landed in the Hudson River in New York

Passengers stand on the wings of a U.S. Airways plane after it landed in the Hudson River in New York, January 15, 2009. The jet with more than 150 people on board came down into the frigid Hudson River off Manhattan after hitting a flock of geese.
Credit: REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Pictures of the Decade : Smoke from the remains of New York's World Trade Center

Smoke from the remains of New York's World Trade Center shrouds lower Manhattan after the September 11 attacks. It was the day the world will never forget -- September 11, 2001 People watched in disbelief and then horror as two airplanes hijacked in the name of al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden slammed into the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center, killing nearly 3,000 people. The 9/11 attacks heralded a new era for world security, triggered an invasion of Afghanistan by the United States and its allies. Taken on September 12, 2001 by Ray Stubblebine

Manhattanhenge

The sun shines down 42nd Street below the landmark Chrysler Building at sunset during the biannual occurrence known as "Manhattanhenge" in New York on July 12. "Manhattanhenge," coined by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, occurs when the setting sun aligns itself with the east-west grid of streets in Manhattan, allowing the sun to shine down all streets at the same time.

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