Sunday, July 13, 2014

The Manhattanhenge divide



Lining up to catch the last Manhattanhenge of the year at East 14th Street and First Avenue …



Wasn't quite like Friday night for sunset photo opps, though.

Photos here by EVG reader Joe.
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12 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 13, 2014 at 8:29 AM

    Yikes. You couldn't pay me to stand there. I am nervous even standing on the corner at this intersection with all the crazy driving.

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  2. pinheadJuly 13, 2014 at 8:40 AM

    Folks! Please be careful when peeping the henge! That Bentley could have been badly damaged if it hit you!

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  3. DJuly 13, 2014 at 9:31 AM

    nice Bently

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  4. Crazy EddieJuly 13, 2014 at 10:53 AM

    Darwin award lineup? You’re not in Madison or Chapel Hill or etc. anymore.

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  5. Dave on 7thJuly 13, 2014 at 11:49 AM

    WTF!? I hope it goes without saying that this "event" has been occurring since New York's grid was created. I observed it happening for years without comment, and few others seemed to notice or care. What changed? Someone gave it name and suddenly people need to flock into the middle of traffic and document it over and over and over again? Are "events" only real if they're photographed? Can't people simply observe something briefly and think, "ahh that's nice", and move on? I love the internet, but I'm becoming increasingly nostalgic for the pre-internet world. I had no idea how wonderfully quaint it was.

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  6. GiovanniJuly 13, 2014 at 12:09 PM

    East Village Henge > West Village Henge, looking though all the blocks buildings from the East Side on the side streets,, especially the ones with fire escapes casting shadows is the best.

    Manhattanhenge Final score: East Village 1, West Village 0 (the same as Brazil's last shutout in the World Cup)

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  7. AnonymousJuly 13, 2014 at 1:48 PM

    For whom is everyone documenting this event? Why not just enjoy it?

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  8. AnonymousJuly 13, 2014 at 2:12 PM

    @Dave on 7th: AMEN.

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  9. AnonymousJuly 13, 2014 at 3:33 PM

    Hugs to Crazy Eddie and Dave on 7th. You are right on. The sheeple herd needs a little thinning.

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  10. AnonymousJuly 13, 2014 at 8:17 PM

    "What changed?" Social media: Facecrap, Instaselfie, iZombies...

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  11. moeJuly 14, 2014 at 10:40 AM

    Last year I was lucky enough to get out to Yosemite, and climbed HalfDome (I did the easy way, a long steep trail and some hand-assisted areas, but no not that hardcore technical rockface climb) and even in that super amazing environment it was 50% idiots with cellphone cameras in hand. Of course, I was kind of hoping for one to drop off the ledge while taking a selfie, well that's just me.

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  12. AnonymousJuly 14, 2014 at 11:17 AM

    Speaking as someone whose significant other is afflicted by this condition, the reason you take pictures of interesting events is to post them on social media and improve your cachet among your friends and family. There is tacit one-upmanship at play, you want to show everyone "Hey--I was at this cool place (where you all are not, by the way), I am part of something cool, really! I am enjoying my life! I am not a loser!" Something like that.

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