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Name: 2,977 Lights Over New York Harbor
Start: 2026-09-09T20:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-09-09T21:30:00-04:00
Location: New York Harbor

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Film · 54 seconds · 1920 × 1080
The lights gather over New York Harbor, rise, and stand as the Twin Towers at full architectural scale.
MP4 MASTER83.8 MB MP4 1080P27.2 MB WEBM13.3 MB
The lights gather
Film · 18 seconds · 3840 × 2160
The lights turning in a helix over the harbour before the towers form.
MP4 4K100.8 MB MP4 1080P10.4 MB WEBM5.8 MB
Takeoff
Film · 14 seconds · 3840 × 2160
The lights leaving the ground and climbing into the sky over the water.
MP4 4K79.0 MB MP4 1080P7.0 MB WEBM3.0 MB
The bridge and the towers
Film · 12 seconds · 3840 × 2160
The Brooklyn Bridge, with the towers of light standing behind it.
MP4 4K71.7 MB MP4 1080P6.4 MB WEBM2.3 MB
From New Jersey
Film · 14 seconds · 3840 × 2160
Lower Manhattan from across the Hudson, the Tribute in Light beside the towers.
MP4 4K84.5 MB MP4 1080P5.6 MB WEBM2.1 MB
With the Statue of Liberty
Film · 29 seconds · 3840 × 2160
The towers of light over the harbour, the Statue of Liberty lit below them.
MP4 4K174.5 MB MP4 1080P14.4 MB WEBM6.2 MB
The skyline, wide
Film · 10 seconds · 3840 × 2160
The towers held against the full width of Lower Manhattan.
MP4 4K61.5 MB MP4 1080P5.7 MB WEBM2.7 MB
Jim Smith
Film · 14 seconds · 3840 × 2160
A short film: Jim Smith on the waterfront among the crowd, watching the lights and speaking about the evening.
MP4 4K136.8 MB MP4 1080P9.9 MB WEBM4.1 MB
Terry Strada
Film · 16 seconds · 3840 × 2160
A short film: Terry Strada speaks, and watches the lights from the waterfront.
MP4 4K156.3 MB MP4 1080P9.6 MB WEBM3.1 MB
The Brooklyn Bridge
Photograph · 8390 × 5593
The bridge lit at night, with the two towers of light standing behind it over Lower Manhattan.
JPG11.0 MB WEBP214 KB
The bridge tower, and the towers behind
Photograph · 9504 × 6336
The Brooklyn Bridge's stone tower, with the two towers of light rising behind it.
JPG18.0 MB WEBP166 KB
From the riverbank
Photograph · 6336 × 9504
The lights seen close behind the bridge from the Brooklyn shore.
JPG18.5 MB WEBP187 KB
Brooklyn Bridge Park
Photograph · 6336 × 9504
The park on the Brooklyn shore, the bridge, and the lights beyond.
JPG15.9 MB WEBP172 KB
Beside One World Trade Center
Photograph · 8640 × 5760
The towers of light standing in the skyline beside One World Trade Center.
JPG10.2 MB WEBP247 KB
One World Trade Center and the lights
Photograph · 8640 × 5760
The lit towers held in the density of Lower Manhattan.
JPG8.7 MB WEBP201 KB
Above the city, looking south
Photograph · 5760 × 8640
The lights seen from above Manhattan, with the Tribute in Light beside them.
JPG9.4 MB WEBP224 KB
Across the harbour
Photograph · 8640 × 5760
The Tribute in Light and the two towers of light over Lower Manhattan, seen across the water.
JPG4.2 MB WEBP134 KB
The skyline and the Statue of Liberty
Photograph · 8640 × 5760
The towers of light over the harbour, with the Statue of Liberty to the right.
JPG2.8 MB WEBP62 KB
The harbour, wide
Photograph · 7008 × 4672
Lower Manhattan, the towers of light and the Statue of Liberty across the water.
JPG2.0 MB WEBP70 KB
Liberty, and the lights
Photograph · 3840 × 2160
The Tribute in Light, the towers of light and the Statue of Liberty in one frame.
JPG1.0 MB WEBP92 KB