Demolition Porn Near the United Nations

Whoa! If you love to see giant buildings getting torn apart by wrecking balls, you should make your way up to the corner of 41st and 1st. A huge bite has been taken out of the old Con Ed Waterside Steam Plant. The smokestacks are still there-- but not for long! At this rate, the whole complex will be demolished in a couple of months. Back in October, the RealDeal reported that two towers will be built on the site-- a residential building by Richard Meier, and an office building by David Childs. No offense to those guys, but we're sort of sad to see this last vestige of industrial New York vanish from the East Side.

Related: Curbed also has some great pix, taken from the other side of the FDR. WiredNY also has a great shot right into the wreckage.