Photography: Boomtown New York City

(Drivebycuriosity) -  New York City is a boomtown again. Almost everywhere you can see new towers growing into the sky. The construction boom creates a lot of jobs & income. It raises the density & productivity of the megacity. The fledgling skyscrapers also enhance the complexity of the cityscape and are making New York`s skyline even more dynamic. The massive construction places with the huge cranes are fascinating objects for amateur photographers like me because of their impressive shapes & the composition of colors (I took the pictures recently with my iPhone 7 Plus).

Above you can see the growing Hudson Yards project on Manhattan`s East Side along the name-giving river. Hudson Yards is almost a town including 16 skyscrapers, open public spaces and more ( wikipedia). The buildings - and especially the majestic cranes - look elegant & powerful like the works by artists like Richard Serra, Anish Kapoor and other contemporary artists.



                                                   Breathtaking Speed 

Above a rising tower on the East River (250 South Street) in combination with Delancey Crossing, another mega construction project. Both are symbols for the breathtaking speed of the Lower East Side`s gentrification.

Two more towers are getting squeezed into the dense skyline south of Columbus Circle. I am fascinated how slim this constructions are.

I spotted another slim tower on Broadway somewhere in midtown.

One more midtown skyscraper.

This tower is rising in Tribeca. In the background you can see the Jenga-like Herzog & de Meuron building which got recently completed.


Enjoy!