According to The Atlantic , Manhattanhenge is:
… the twice-a-year phenomenon when the sun sets exactly along the cross streets of New York City’s prodigious grid….
From the Roosevelt Island Twitterverse:
I’ll bet you could get an awesome Manhattanhenge with a long lens on a tripod from Roosevelt Island. Weather permitting…
Hugh (@GammaInfinity) May 31, 2014
Hugh is right. Here’s Manhattanhenge seen from a Roosevelt Island Manhattan Park balcony tonight
#manhattanhenge @everythingnyc #rooseveltisland beautiful view. http://t.co/x6NYgwpLRd
Amanda Sadlier (@amandasadlier) May 31, 2014
More information on Manhattanhenge from Neil deGrasse Tyson of the American Museum Of Natural History
and these previous posts. UPDATE 10:40 PM – Diana Desrocher shares another awesome, though cloudy, Manhattanhenge view
Image From Diane Desrocher from Manhattan Park tonight. UPDATE 6/2 -Isis Barquero shares more Manhattanhenge photos seen from Roosevelt Island. These were taken June 1 from Southpoint Park.
Images From Isis Barquero