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Olafur Eliasson's Waterfalls start flowing tomorrow morning-- perhaps as early as 7am, but sadly, the Circle Line tours of the bay don't start until Friday. So if you want a good view (or a good picture) of these babies, you're going to have to view them from land. No problem: we've marked the best viewing spots for each one on the map above.
1. Governors Island-- this is the toughest one to view without a boat. Best spot is from the piers next to the Maritime Ferry Building at the tip of Manhattan. For a closeup, bring binoculars or a telephoto lens.
2. Brooklyn Piers-- for the angle shown above, you'll need to be on the Manhattan side, on the waterfront by the Helicopter terminal. If you don't mind seeing the back of the falls, you can get a closeup view from the Brooklyn Promenade, or from Empire State Park, north of the Bridge.
4. Pier 35-- this waterfall is best seen from the path right under the FDR that runs alongside the water, or from above, on the Manhattan Bridge Bike Path (north side of the bridge-- be careful of bikers!)
A note on timing: in the morning, the light will be coming from the East, so you'll get better photographs on the Brooklyn side. In the afternoon or at night, the light will be from the west, and the falls will be lit up with lights, so it's better to shoot from the Manhattan positions. Wherever and whenever you take your pictures, send them to photos (at) gothamist (dot) com, or tag them "gothamist" on Flickr-- we'll put up the best ones tomorrow.
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I just don't understand the allure... Maybe I'll get it if I happen to catch a glance.
I am so so excited about this launch. Not quite as excited as when they unveiled the new colors for the 2002 fall collection of Tommy Hilfiger, but still excited.
It's nice at a 3/4th angle. From straight on it's not that breathtaking to be honest.
Although I've had a few beers, can someone tell me what I am missing here?
Do we still have Niagara Falls?
Here's a couple of crazy idea for all you art lovers:
1. See the waterfalls first, then formulate an opinion.
2. Take into consideration that physical execution of the idea may be less important that what the waterfalls represent. Remember, it's a work of art first and an engineering feat second.
I do agree with the good Dr. Zippy that it may be best to formulate an opinion first, but from what I know of Mr. Eliasson's work I can't say that it's accurate to say that it's a work of art first and a feat of engineering second. Consideration of the work should probably take what it has taken to get the work up into account, and the affect of the structure as part of the work. Which is to say that the falling water isn't the only thing that you can consider.
Uh. That came out wrong. Proofread your writing people, take it from me. What I meant to write is that it may be best to see the work prior to formulating an opinion, as per Dr. Zippy.
I usually like to form an opinion before I know what I'm talking about. Just to seem hip and cool. If somebody calls me on it I just agree with them.
I agree ribaldry.
the opinion was formed when they did the test run last week.
How about South Street Seaport, will one has a good view from there--not that I am dying to see this, but it's close to where I work