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Photo spot · Long Island City, Queens (across the East River) · New York

Gantry Plaza State Park

Old gantries, river piers, the whole Midtown skyline across the water.

‹ New York
When it fits
Best in the evening · about 60 min
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Where it is

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Straight-line distances: Tudor City Bridge 1.1 km · Grand Central Terminal 1.8 km · Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, The New York Public Library 2.2 km. Not travel times.

Why Aura
Queens riverfront park facing the United Nations and the Midtown skyline, with restored rail-barge gantries and four piers; open daily dawn to dusk.
ViewBudgetRomanticQuiet
Photo tip · Aura editorial

Last hour before sunset; the sun drops behind Midtown, and the park closes at dusk. · from End of the piers by the restored gantries, looking west to the UN and the Empire State Building.

TodayHours to re-check
All hourssunrise-sunset
Visit lengthAbout 60 min
WeatherOutdoorsUsed by the rain swap in Live
EffortEasy
Sources and dates (5)
  • When it fits: Aura editorial estimate.
  • Today: OpenStreetMap
  • Visit length: Aura estimate
  • Effort: Aura estimate
  • Tags are Aura editorial judgement.

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If it rains

Grand Central TerminalMidtown East, 42nd Street · Stand on a Main Concourse balcony to watch the commuter flow, then look for the guided tours listed on the official site. Free to walk in.
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Also in this area

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)Midtown, West 53rd Street · Modern and contemporary art on West 53rd Street; New York State residents get free Friday evenings 5:30–8:30 pm with a ticket reserved in advance.
The High LineMeatpacking District to Hudson Yards · Walk the elevated park on the old freight line north from Gansevoort Street to Hudson Yards, with planted beds, art commissions and street views below.
Grand Central TerminalMidtown East, 42nd Street · Stand on a Main Concourse balcony to watch the commuter flow, then look for the guided tours listed on the official site. Free to walk in.