2024-12-22T02:19:54-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150429648/manhattanhenge-takes-place-today-here-are-the-best-places-to-watch-according-to-nyc-s-parks-department Josh Niland 2024-05-29T17:56:00-04:00 >2024-05-29T17:57:04-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d3/d34bed01e93e95c944d13029da8e402a.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The twice-annual celestial experience known as Manhattanhenge peaks today in the Big Apple, providing residents a chance to gather communally for (another) astrological celebration of civic space and the gridded street planning system &mdash; an outgrowth of the city&rsquo;s rationalized original <a href="https://thegreatestgrid.mcny.org/the-1811-plan" target="_blank">Commissioner&rsquo;s Plan of 1811</a>.</p> <p>According to the <a href="https://www.nycgovparks.org/highlights/manhattanhenge" target="_blank">NYC Parks Department</a>, the suggested viewing locations are also the grid&rsquo;s widest east-west corridors (57th, 42nd, 34th, 23rd, and 14th Streets), the Manhattan Tudor City Overpass, and Hunter's Point South Park in Long Island City. Peak time is 8:12 PM EDT. <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/2191/high-line/" target="_blank">The High Line</a>, <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/53803/hudson-yards" target="_blank">Hudson Yards</a>, and other West Side destinations are also popular locations.&nbsp;</p> <p>The next full-sun Manhattanhenge event will take place Friday, July 12th, at 8:20 PM.</p>