Scenes from New York City

Times Square could unofficially be the busiest place on earth. Bright neon signs, 3-D billboards, and street performers all vie for a tourist's attention. Add in an endless stream of yellow taxi cabs, and you've got quintessential New York City.  

Skyscraper: 'Habitable building of more than 152 meters (500 feet).' Currently, New York has over 183 skyscrapers—an impressive sight from any Manhattan rooftop.  

Hell's Kitchen has a storied past. Its notorious history as the breeding grounds of the early Irish American Mob gave it a rough and tumble reputation. It has now done a literal 180, becoming home to many actors and well-to-do urbanites for its proximity to Broadway theaters and other Midtown establishments.  

Central Park boasts 843 acres of green space. This national icon also serves as home to numerous lakes, theaters, ice rinks, fountains, tennis courts, baseball fields, kids' playgrounds, and other facilities.  

The Manhattan Bridge glows under a dusk sky as Midtown Manhattan sits idly in the distance.  

Driftwood from projects past serves as a perfect foreground element in this evening scene of the Manhattan Bridge and Brooklyn shoreline.  

Nearly 47 million foreign and American tourists visit New York City each year. Here, several tourists take in the sights and sounds below the Brooklyn Bridge.  

The Manhattan Bridge juts skyward as downtown Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge sit in the distance.  

Central Park plays host to countless street performers looking to earn an extra dollar. Here, a small family performs church hymns in an acoustically enhanced walkway.  

It took 20,000 workers over three years to complete what is now one of America's most treasured green spaces: Central Park. Here, two of New York City's 13,000 taxi cabs race through its confines.