- Manhattan Skyline - New York has long been a city in the clouds, but with 16 buildings around 500 feet or taller slated for completion this year, 2019 could be the city’s busiest year ever for new skyscrapers.
For many years the city’s skyline was primarily defined by the Empire State and Chrysler Buildings, both over 1,000 feet tall and built in the early 1930s. But New York’s horizon has been in perpetual flux now for the better part of a decade.
There are currently nine completed towers in New York that are over 1,000 feet tall, and seven of them were built after 2007. Nearly twice that many — another 16 such towers — are being planned or are under construction, according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, a Chicago-based nonprofit that tracks high-rise construction.
The scale of this new wave of construction is unprecedented.
New York’s skyline looks starkly different than it did a decade ago,
- See the Staten Island 9/11 Memorial
- Local Tour Guide
- Amazing view of the NYC skyline and the Statue of Liberty
- Ride on the Staten Island ferry
- Visit and stop at the Statue of Liberty
- Food and Drink
Join us for a 1 hour introductory tour of New York City on the Staten Island Ferry with a local guide, we’ll pass the Statue of Liberty and you’ll have a great view of the skyscrapers of downtown Manhattan and finish at the Staten Island 9/11 Memorial.
Meet your tour guide for a 1H introduction excursion and get an amazing view of the NYC skyline and the Statue of Liberty and enjoy the ride over to Staten Island on the Staten Island Ferry.
Have your cameras ready and take some amazing pictures when you pass the Statue of Liberty and the NYC skyline behind you, during that excursion your tour guide will tell you the history of New York, the most populous city in the United States.
When your arrive at Staten Island, your tour guide will take you to the the Staten Island 9/11 Memorial. This memorial, called Postcards, was created in 2004 to commemorate the 274 Staten Islanders who were killed in the 9/11 attacks and the 1993 WTC bombing.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
