Urban jungle notwithstanding, New York sunsets are gorgeous. And there's nothing quite as wonderful as watching the sun set over a body of water.
Go to one of these locations for a photo op, a romantic moment, and to experience an exhilarating moment with Mother Nature right in the middle of the Big Apple.
- Brooklyn Bridge: Time a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge for sunset. It's spectacular. Note: What are the Best Places to Take Photos on the Brooklyn Bridge?
- Brooklyn Bridge Park: All one can say is thank you, Brooklyn Bridge Park designers, for creating a grassy, breezy, dog-free hilltop facing the Statue of Liberty. It's hard to believe you're in the city here — it's the perfect place from which to watch a magnificent NYC sunset.
- Bay Ridge: You can see the Statue of Liberty from sections of Shore Road Park. It's so airy, you'd never know you were in a city of eight million residents.
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade: Perched atop New York Harbor, above Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn Heights Promenade is a splendid place from which to watch the setting sun.
- DUMBO: It would be hard to beat the views of lower Manhattan, New York Harbor, the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges, and the Statue of Liberty that you get at Brooklyn Bridge Park and the nearby ferry landing at the bottom of Fulton Street.
- Red Hook: The park behind IKEA or the Louis Valentino, Jr. Park and Pier, sometimes also known as Coffey Park, are so close to the water you can feel the breeze and hear seagulls. Both offer wonderful views for sunset lovers.
- Sunset Park: It isn't called "Sunset Park" for nothin!" This park is one of the highest spots in Brooklyn. Use judgment at night in a NYC park, but in summer when there are lots of families around, it's fun to watch a sunset over New York Harbor from here.
- A Ferry Boat: Leaving the best for last, the most spectacular Brooklyn site from to see the sun set from Brooklyn is aboard a ferry boat. Of course, they run only seasonally. But there are at least two ferries to check out. One is the dedicated IKEA ferry, that runs from lower Manhattan to IKEA in Red Hook. The other is the Watertaxi.
