Williamsburg waterfront East River skyline
— — the city, held at arm's length.
Not only on a wall.
“From the Williamsburg waterfront the East River does the work of a wide moat, and the Midtown skyline sits across it like a long-held breath. Domino Park runs the old sugar refinery's edge; further north, the Transmitter Park pier walks out into the current. The Williamsburg Bridge anchors the south end of the view. Best light is the half hour before the towers across the river start switching on. from the studio
Williamsburg waterfront East River skyline, on ceramic.
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The place, in three passes.
Williamsburg sits on the north Brooklyn shore of the East River, directly across from Midtown Manhattan. The riverfront strip runs roughly from the Williamsburg Bridge north past Domino Park, the old Domino Sugar Refinery, WNYC Transmitter Park, and Marsha P. Johnson State Park, ending near the Greenpoint border. The Brooklyn shore here is unusually open for New York City, with public piers, lawns, and a continuous waterfront promenade reclaimed from industrial use over the last twenty years.
Because the river runs roughly north-south here and Manhattan rises directly to the west, the Brooklyn waterfront catches the city in evening light. The towers across the river hold the last sun for ten or fifteen minutes after the Brooklyn side has gone shadow. The Empire State Building is the high point on the centre-right of the view; the Chrysler Building's crown reads as a small silver shape further north. The Williamsburg Bridge frames the southern edge.
The waterfront is reached on the L train to Bedford Avenue or the G train to Nassau Avenue, then a six-block walk west. The NYC Ferry's East River route stops at North Williamsburg and South Williamsburg, putting the skyline view in front of the boat the whole way over. Domino Park opened in 2018 on the Domino Sugar Refinery site, and runs five blocks along the river with the old syrup tanks preserved on the inland edge.