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 — an outgrowth of the city’s rationalized original Commissioner’s Plan of 1811.
According to the NYC Parks Department, the suggested viewing locations are also the grid’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. The High Line, Hudson Yards, and other West Side destinations are also popular locations.
The next full-sun Manhattanhenge event will take place Friday, July 12th, at 8:20 PM.
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