Seeing and documenting the architectural beauty of New York City from the rivers and harbor surrounding her proves the age-old adage that in order to see to truly see something as it is, it is best to view it from afar.
![Statue of Liberty](https://manhattan.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/20062926/259-680x1024.jpg)
These are photos from a trip I took on the Water Taxi from the Hudson River down the west side of the island through New York Harbor and up the East River briefly.
![The Battery](https://manhattan.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/20062944/214-1024x680.jpg)
Once again these photos are unaltered.
![South Street Seaport](https://manhattan.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/20062948/208-1024x680.jpg)
![Ellis Island](https://manhattan.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/20062930/242-1024x680.jpg)
![Manhattan From The Hudson River](https://manhattan.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/20062939/231-1024x680.jpg)