Currently Sol LeWitt's manipulated aerial shot of New York City, called "Part of Manhattan with Central Park, Rockefeller Center and Lincoln Center removed," is over in San Francisco... but that doesn't mean we can revisit it from a distance. LeWitt didn't take this photograph himself, he contributed by cutting out three of Manhattan's most famous landmarks at the time. (According to Artlog, his “cut-outs from the 1970s began with commercially made aerial photographs of cities important to the artist, especially New York and Florence. In [this one] he excised with a mat knife three Manhattan landmarks, resulting in a jarring photographic object that prompts the viewer to reconsider the materiality of an urban landscape." more ›

With 75,000 spectators on hand to watch the final day of competition for the Red Bull Air Race, pilot Paul Bonhomme of Britain won the first-ever race in New York. Nigel Lamb, also of Britian, took second place while American Kirby Chambliss placed third. The goal of the pilots was to fly through a twisting 5.5 km course over the Hudson River and not hit the inflatable pylons in the fastest time possible. Bonhomme had the fastest time, with a 1:10.01. more ›

This charming aerial video of the Coney Island amusement district is about four months old—eons in Internet time—so if you've seen it already, please do gloat in the comments. NYC The Blog spotted it today, and reports that it's the work of one Jason Lam, founder of aerial photography company Sky Shutter. Lam uses a customized radio control toy helicopter to shoot videos like these, but it's unclear where he gets the cheesy synthesized baroque music to accompany it. (We suggest muting the sound and replacing it with "Coney Island Baby.") more ›

Someone made a vertigo and nausea-inducing virtual tour of New York (where it might even be possible to recreate the 4/27/09 shot). The aerial shots can start off from above Times Square, the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, the Brooklyn Bridge, Downtown, Central Park or Governors Island. And before you know it, with some points and clicks, you are pretty much just like Superman, albeit listening to new age synth pop. more ›