Views from Manhattanhenge, New York City’s coolest sunset of the year

The Verge:

The Sun is ready to set, perfectly aligned with the grid of Manhattan’s streets. Some people ooooh, others clap. One shouts: “Welcome to Manhattanhenge.”

The phenomenon happens only twice a year, in May and July. And it’s become one of the most photographed and popular attractions in New York City.

I’ve been in Manhattan for a Manhattanhenge and while the photography is fairly ordinary (after all, it’s just a sunset), the “social” aspect of it is hilarious. Hundreds of people standing on the corners, waiting for the light to turn green so they can run out into the middle of the street to take pictures down the city’s architectural canyons.