Sponsored Post - Summer Sunset Thursdays In July At Roosevelt Island FDR 4 Freedoms Park, Open Until 8:30 PM - Special Events, Manhattanhenge Viewing & Sketch Workshop July 11, Photo Walk With Street Dream Magazine July 18 And Photo Workshop July 25

The Roosevelt Island FDR Four Freedoms Park invites you to Summer Sunset Thursdays in July. According to the FDR Park:

Enjoy twilight evenings, and other fun surprises at FDR Four Freedoms State Park on Thursdays this July as we stay open until 8:30pm! Summer Sunset Thursdays will take place on July 11th, 18th, and 25th.

Don't miss the 1st Summer Sunset Thursday, starting July 11th, when we're open until 8:30pm! It not only coincides with Manhattanhenge, we also have a special meetup: Sunset Sketching with Hugo Barros Costa. Enjoy the best season of the year with us!

— Four Freedoms Park (@4FreedomsPark) July 3, 2019

On Thursday July 11, the FDR Park will be the perfect spot to view Manhattanhenge and to join a free Sketch Workshop:

Twice a year, the sun sets perfectly in line with the NYC streetgrid creating a unique event nicknamed “Manhattanhenge,” and you can see it from FDR Four Freedoms State Park as we stay open late for one of our Summer Sunset Thursdays! This event kicks off Archtober, NYC’s annual month-long celebration of architecture and design in October.

The Park will have food, beer, and wine for sale, as well as picnicking on the lawn. There will also be a free sketching workshop led by acclaimed architect and artist Hugo Barros Costa, Wonder Photo Shop NYC will be onsite with an interactive photo installation, and many more surprises!

Register here for Manhattanhenge.

Enter the 3rd Annual Sketch 4 Freedom contest! Artists of all skill levels are encouraged to submit sketches developed at FDR Four Freedoms State Park. This year's theme is "Light & Shadow." Click the link for more info!

— Four Freedoms Park (@4FreedomsPark) July 9, 2019

Mark your calendars. The FDR Park July 18 Summer Sunset Thursday will include a Photo Walk with Street Dreams Magazine:

Bring your camera or smart phone and join Street Dreams Magazine for an evening of creative connection & community building in anticipation of Photoville 2019 with a photo walk at FDR Four Freedoms State Park hosted by New York's own Steven "Sweatpants" Irby + Raheim "Black Soap" Simon.

This event is produced in collaboration with United Photo Industries and coincides with Summer Sunset Thursdays, an evening inviting visitors to enjoy the twilight hours at the Park. This event is free and open to the public; registration is required.

and on Thursday July 25, a Photo Workshop: Filling in the Blanks with Brooke DiDonato:

Using the unique architecture of FDR Four Freedoms State Park as a backdrop, students will be assigned a location in the Park to use as inspiration for their photographs. In each group, members will take turns alternating between photographer and model, working together to bring each person's ideas to life. Students will be encouraged to combine key components of their assigned backdrop such as composition, color, lighting and shadows with their desired subject matter to create a narrative of their choosing.

This is a BYOC (bring-your-own-camera) workshop that will meet for an introduction before heading out on assignment around FDR Four Freedoms State Park. The workshop will wrap-up with a casual group critique, where students can share work and ideas, and get feedback from instructors and workshop peers.

This event is produced in collaboration with United Photo Industries and coincides with Summer Sunset Thursdays, an evening inviting visitors to enjoy the twilight hours at the Park. This event is free and open to the public; registration is required.

Click here for more info on Roosevelt Island FDR Park Summer Sunset Thursday events.

UPDATE 7/11 - The Manhattanhenge viewing is cancelled tonight due to rain. The Sketch workshop is rescheduled for July 14.

Due to the rain, Manhattanhenge has been cancelled 😢. Sunset Sketching with Hugo Barros Costa has been rescheduled for July 14 at 10am - hope to see you there! https://t.co/kqonp3NTqW

— Four Freedoms Park (@4FreedomsPark) July 11, 2019

Sponsored Post - Celebrate Manhattanhenge At Roosevelt Island FDR Four Freedoms Park Thursday July 12 - Live Music From Atomic Funk Project, Special Prizes, East Midtown Happy Hour & More, Bring Your Camera Too

You're invited to celebrate Manhattanhenge at the Roosevelt Island FDR Four Freedoms Park Thursday July 12.

For the second year, we're teaming up with @Archtober for a special #Manhattanhenge event from the park. A guest photographer will judge the second annual #ArchtoberSelects photo competition on site at the event. Join us info on our website and share your photos. pic.twitter.com/Rg1a3m3L0Y

— Four Freedoms Park (@4FreedomsPark) July 7, 2018

According to FDR Four Freedoms Park:

Twice a year, the sun sets perfectly in line with the NYC street grid creating a unique event nicknamed “Manhattanhenge.” In celebration, FDR Four Freedoms Park will stay open late, offering a perfect location with which to observe this fun and beautiful phenomenon. The incredible Atomic Funk Project will flex their freedom of speech and expression muscles to perform a fantastic set of funk and soul classics, Wonder Photo Shop NYC will be onsite with an interactive photo installation, and many more surprises!

As part of the event, Archtober, NYC’s Architecture and Design Month, has invited @field_condition to judge the second annual #ArchtoberSelects photo competition. Share your Manhattanhenge photos with #ArchtoberSelects to win Archtober and NYC Ferry prizes and swag! Archtober will be accepting submissions until 3pm on Friday, July 13 and announcing the winners on Monday, July 16.

So, bring your camera, grab a friend, and capture the NYC skyline as you’ve never seen it before! When you're finished, join East Midtown Partnership for a belated happy hour in East Midtown just a subway or tram stop away! Participating restaurants/bars include:

• Amali, 115 East 60th Street
• American Cut, 109 East 56th Street
• Bloom's Tavern, 208 East 58th Street
• Copinette, 891 First Avenue
• Crimson & Rye, 198 East 54th Street
• The Fitz, at the Fitzpatrick Manhattan Hotel, 687 Lexington Avenue
• The Jeffery Craft Beer & Bites, 311 East 60th Street
• Kurant Wine Bar, 1091 Second Avenue
• La Cava, 939 Second Avenue
• Paname, 1068 Second Avenue
• Perrine, at the Pierre Hotel, 2 East 61st Street
• Pescatore, 955 Second Avenue

Special deals available from 8:00-10:00 pm.

Free; registration required. This event is RAIN or SHINE. The capacity for Manhattanhenge at Four Freedoms Park is 1,750.

There is limited walk-in space available. Walk-ins are not guaranteed; capacity is limited.

As a reminder:

• To protect the memorial, there is no eating or drinking allowed in the Park with the exception of water. You may bring your own food to enjoy in our designated eating areas.
• Unfortunately, no pets are allowed in the memorial. The full list of Park rules is available here.
• No drones are permitted in the Park.
• There is limited seating at the Park. Please feel free to bring your own lawn chair or blanket.

WHAT IS MANHATTANHENGE?

Register Here.

UPDATE 7/13:

#manhattanhenge from #fourfreedomspark pic.twitter.com/C5cZ16GL3v

— Four Freedoms Park (@4FreedomsPark) July 12, 2018

Roosevelt Island FDR Four Freedoms Park Open Tonight To View Manhattanhenge Spectacular Light Show - Registration Required For FDR Parkhenge

According to the Roosevelt Island FDR 4 Freedoms Park:

On July 12, Four Freedoms Park Conservancy will open the gates of FDR Four Freedoms Park after-hours so that visitors can take advantage of “Manhattanhenge.” Twice a year, the sun sets perfectly in line with the New York City street grid, creating this spectacular light show.

(Photo: Katie Killary/Flickr)

Critically acclaimed Mitch Frohman Latin Jazz Quartet will play a free concert. Food, beer, and wine will be available for sale at the Katchkie Farm Food Station.

Bring your camera, grab a friend, and capture the NYC skyline as you’ve never seen it before.

WHEN:

Tuesday, July 12, 7pm – 9:30pm

This is a free event, but registration is required. For more information, visit our Manhattanhenge events page.

More on Manhattanhenge from Neil deGrasse Tyson:



Please share your Roosevelt Island Manhattanhenge pictures.

Awesome Manhattanhenge 2014 Seen From Roosevelt Island Manhattan Park Balcony Tonight

According to The Atlantic, Manhattanhenge is:

... the twice-a-year phenomenon when the sun sets exactly along the cross streets of New York City's prodigious grid....

From the Roosevelt Island Twitterverse:

I'll bet you could get an awesome Manhattanhenge with a long lens on a tripod from Roosevelt Island. Weather permitting...
— Hugh (@GammaInfinity) May 31, 2014

Hugh is right. Here's Manhattanhenge seen from a Roosevelt Island Manhattan Park balcony tonight

#manhattanhenge @everythingnyc #rooseveltisland beautiful view. http://t.co/x6NYgwpLRd
— Amanda Sadlier (@amandasadlier) May 31, 2014

More information on Manhattanhenge from Neil deGrasse Tyson of the American Museum Of Natural History



 and these previous posts.

UPDATE 10:40 PM - Diana Desrocher shares another awesome, though cloudy, Manhattanhenge view

 Image From Diane Desrocher

 from Manhattan Park tonight.

UPDATE 6/2 -Isis Barquero shares more Manhattanhenge photos seen from Roosevelt Island. These were taken June 1 from Southpoint Park.

Images From Isis Barquero

Beautiful Manhattanhenge Sunset Tonight As Seen From Roosevelt Island

Reported previously that:

... Resident David Kraut suggested this idea for Roosevelt Island photographers.

"Manhattanhenge" is a reference to the twice-a-year phenomenon when the cross streets of Manhattan line up with the setting sun. Roosevelt Island is an ideal location to view this phenomenon because we can see across the west channel right up the streets....

Here are some Manhattanhenge photos taken tonight from Roosevelt Island's West Channel Road in Southtown

and from the Rivercross Lawn.

More on Manhattanhenge from previous post.

If you wish, please share your Manhattanhenge photos as comments.

Beautiful Roosevelt Island East River Sunrise This Past Weekend Reason Why One Resident Lives Here - Manhattanhenge 2013 Coming May 28, Let's Get Some Roosevelt Island Pictures

Roosevelt Island resident Lynn Strong-Shinozaki shares this photo taken last Saturday night of a beautiful Roosevelt Island East River sunset looking north (Click on photo to enlarge)

Image From Lynn Strong-Shinozaki

and adds:

Why I Live Here.

(oops- there's a correction. The picture is of Sunrise, not Sunset).

There are many great Roosevelt Island photographers. Resident David Kraut suggested this idea for Roosevelt Island photographers.

"Manhattanhenge" is a reference to the twice-a-year phenomenon when the cross streets of Manhattan line up with the setting sun. Roosevelt Island is an ideal location to view this phenomenon because we can see across the west channel right up the streets.

In fact, I took this picture from the top of the helix by the garage, in 2009

Image From David Kraut

Neil DeGrasse Tyson of the Hayden Planetarium was the guy to name the thing. Here's the wiki:

Manhattanhenge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It might be interesting to see what kind of pictures Roosevelt Islanders can come up with. 

Manhattanghenge 2013 is coming May 28 at 8: 16 PM. According to Neil DeGrasse Tyson:

What will future civilizations think of Manhattan Island when they dig it up and find a carefully laid out network of streets and avenues? Surely the grid would be presumed to have astronomical significance, just as we have found for the pre-historic circle of large vertical rocks known as Stonehenge, in the Salisbury Plain of England. For Stonehenge, the special day is the summer solstice, when the Sun rises in perfect alignment with several of the stones, signaling the change of season.

For Manhattan, a place where evening matters more than morning, that special day comes twice a year. For 2013 they fall on May 28th, and July 13th, when the setting Sun aligns precisely with the Manhattan street grid, creating a radiant glow of light across Manhattan's brick and steel canyons, simultaneously illuminating both the north and south sides of every cross street of the borough's grid. A rare and beautiful sight. These two days happen to correspond with Memorial Day and Baseball's All Star break. Future anthropologists might conclude that, via the Sun, the people who called themselves Americans worshiped War and Baseball....

Let's get some good pictures Manhattanhenge pictures from Roosevelt Island!!!!

Beautiful Southpoint Park Flowers and July 11 Manhattanhenge Captured By Roosevelt Island Photographer Tatiana Muzica

Roosevelt Island photographer Tatiana Muzica shares this picture of Southpoint Park flowers

and July 11 Manhattanhenge.