Hurricane Sandy hit the east coast hard, with a large part of lower Manhattan shrouded in darkness. I know people who had to go to their office in order to have power, and knew other people who walked from Midtown to southern Brooklyn because the subways were flooded and non-operational. On the second day of the blackout, I took a bike ride down to Brooklyn Bridge Park to watch a surreal sunset over Manhattan.
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Photo Set Information:
- Date Taken: October 2012
- Camera Used: Pentax K-5
The beginning of the sunset as seen from Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1
The Brooklyn Bridge during the 2012 blackout
The River Cafe, the Brooklyn Bridge and the Manhattan Bridge
A ferry docking at Pier 1
The sun sets on a mostly blacked out Manhattan
Pretty surreal to see pitch black in one of the brightest cities in the world
A look back towards DUMBO
There were a few other photographers that night as well, evidenced by the tripods
There was a parks vehicle shining a light
The Empire State Building was still lit up during this time, but the Manhattan Bridge was completely dark
Another fellow photographer/bicyclist
