Weekly Web Gallery: The University Press Takes Over NYC

March 17, 2015

An aerial view of New York as the University Press photographers arrive in the city. Sabrina Martinez | Creative Director
An aerial view of New York as the University Press photographers arrive in the city.

 

The Brooklyn Bridge was completed in 1883 and is just shy of 6,000 feet long. Michelle Friswell | Associate Editor
The Brooklyn Bridge was completed in 1883 and is just shy of 6,000 feet long.

 

The Brooklyn Bridge — a cable-stayed/suspension bridge — is one of the oldest of its kind and has become a main attraction for tourists visiting the city. It takes between 30 minutes and an hour to walk its expanse one way depending on pace. Emily Creighton | Features Editor
The Brooklyn Bridge — a cable-stayed/suspension bridge — is one of the oldest of its kind and has become a main attraction for tourists visiting the city. It takes between 30 minutes and an hour to walk its expanse one way depending on pace.

 

Venus (top left) sets over Manhattan just after sunset. Venus will be the brightest visible object in the sky (except for the moon) just after nightfall until early August, look to the west to see it.Max Jackson | Photo Editor
Venus (top left) sets over Manhattan just after sunset. Venus will be the brightest visible object in the sky (except for the moon) just after nightfall until early August, look to the west to see it.

 

A 30 second exposure of the Manhattan Bridge. The Manhattan Bridge opened in December 31, 1909 and was the last of the three suspension bridges built across the Lower East River. Max Jackson | Photo Editor
A 30 second exposure of the Manhattan Bridge. The Manhattan Bridge opened in December 31, 1909 and was the last of the three suspension bridges built across the Lower East River.

 

UP photographers visited a nearly empty Top of the Rock at sunrise. The building has 70 floors with upper decks at 850 feet above street level. Emily Creighton | Features Editor
UP photographers visited a nearly empty Top of the Rock at sunrise. The building has 70 floors with upper decks at 850 feet above street level.

 

Traffic crawls down 2nd Avenue in midtown Manhattan Thursday, March 12. The borough's population nearly doubles during weekdays due to commuters. Ryan Murphy | Business Manager
Traffic crawls down 2nd Avenue in midtown Manhattan Thursday, March 12. The borough’s population nearly doubles during weekdays due to commuters.

 

The Brooklyn Bridge — a cable-stayed/suspension bridge — is one of the oldest of its kind and has become a main attraction for tourists visiting the city. It takes between 30 minutes and an hour to walk its expanse one way depending on pace. Michelle Friswell | Associate Editor
Grand Central Terminal opened in February 1913 and sees approximately 750,000 visitors daily. The celestial ceiling depicts the Mediterranean winter sky.

 

Known as the city that never sleeps, New York City houses approximately 8.4 million residents and attracts approximately 53.4 million visitors a year. Sabrina Martinez | Creative Director
Known as the city that never sleeps, New York City houses approximately 8.4 million residents and attracts approximately 53.4 million visitors a year.