Gothamist: NYC Waterfalls: Night Moves

sonyactivision

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:31:14 -0500

Of course they had to light them up at night. Now they just need to get David Byrne to play them.

killerasp

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:47:17 -0500

god..this waterfall thing is such a waste of money. i agree with Spear_Chucker, they need to increase the water flow rate and make so it doesnt look like someone pissing off the side of a building.

drewo

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:51:42 -0500

Can they keep the lights on past 9pm on weekends? It's not a school night.

chris

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:19:41 -0500

I saw them and it still is pretty weak. It looks like a sanitation plant with colored lights behind it... I mean the greenpoint sludge eggs with lights on them look more interesting. http://gothamist.com/2008/06/04/greenpoint_slud.php I don't see anyone wetting themselves over those.

Spiritof76

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:03:47 -0500

I think the pictures are deceptive. Any floodlit flowing water in long night exposures will look very different from what the human eye will see. A video would show it more realistically.

Gothamist_Cynic

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:40:45 -0500

they definitely look better at night. lighting falling isn't exactly original though.

Editrixie

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:18:09 -0500

Finally, someone at Gothamist who knows how to write. Thank you, Mr. Del Signore.

TK

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:53:43 -0500

I wonder where the inspiration comes from? The lighting of falling water at night is a totally original idea. Its not at all like Niagara falls.

eyekantspel

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:26:01 -0500

You know what else looks nice at night? pretty much any fountain under colored lights.

SikBug

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:54:25 -0500

Wow these look much better at night! I wish they'd light up the BK bridge like they did a few weeks ago too.

citizenerased

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:45:12 -0500

agreed, or just cover the ugly scaffolding with something.

Spear_Chucker

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:44:29 -0500

Calling this a waterfall is ridiculous. There's just not enough flow rate. It's like having me piss off the roof of my building and calling that a waterfall. Lame.

nomnomnom

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:40:27 -0500

They look SO much better at night. So much so that they should just shut them down during the day.

MarygraceNYC

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:23:30 -0500

They look better at night...