2024-12-18T21:49:24-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/57562183/a-different-view-of-the-ny-waterfront Nam Henderson 2012-09-18T22:57:00-04:00 >2012-09-23T20:27:49-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/zz/zznqccsbro01fblk.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>It&rsquo;s an eye-opening experience. I have lived in New York for more than 30 years. I have crossed the harbor on the Staten Island Ferry more than once and crossed the big-name bridges hundreds of times. But great swaths of the city remain as unknown to me as Patagonia. The architecture cruise helped fix that.</p></em><br /><br /><p> William Grimes reports back from a recent architectural cruise around Manhattan. The cruise <a href="http://www.sail-nyc.com/content/new-york-city-architecture-cruise" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">organized by the New York chapter of the American Institute of Architects</a>, features running commentary provided by experts and offers an easy opportunity to&nbsp;anyone wanting to get a good look at the complete skyline. The tour covers 156 site and a 32-mile journey in under 3 hours.</p>