Time Lapse Video Of Dark Manhattan

It's been almost a week since the lights have been back on in Manhattan proper, and many places are still in the dark. Jared Levy and Michael Marantz captured an artistic version of blacked out Manhattan in this spooky and fascinating video.

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I want this framed.

I just got back from the newly-lit East Village, where it seemed as if every third person was dragging a suitcase behind them. The refugees have returned home! Erin C. and I cleaned out her refrigerator and then got some French onion soup on Eighth Street. I walked all the way home to Murray Hill. Buses whizzed past, the bars are full, as are the nail joints. It looks like everything is slowly getting back to normal.

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I'm Obsessed With Photos That Contrast The Light And Dark Of Manhattan

This was taken from the top of the Empire State Building. By John de Guzman.

The New York City Marathon is canceled. Best.Call.Ever.

There is no need for a marathon -- that hands out free water and food to runners -- when there are people in Staten Island who have lost everything.

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