---
url: 'https://dri.es/album/new-york-2004'
title: 'New York 2004'
author:
  name: 'Dries Buytaert'
  url: 'https://dri.es/about'
date: '2026-06-11T11:43:37+00:00'
license: 'https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'
type: album
count: 21
---

# New York 2004

![People walking on the pedestrian path of the Brooklyn Bridge, surrounded by suspension cables and stone arches.](https://dri.es/files/cache/new-york-2004/brooklyn-bridge-640w.jpg)

![Storefronts and fire escapes on a busy Chinatown street, with colorful signs in English and Chinese.](https://dri.es/files/cache/new-york-2004/chinatown-1-640w.jpg)

![The Empire State Building at dusk, with its lights on against a blue sky.](https://dri.es/files/cache/new-york-2004/empire-state-building-640w.jpg)

![A public restroom with a toilet, open black seat, metal trash bin, and grab bars against tiled walls.](https://dri.es/files/cache/new-york-2004/empire-state-toilet-640w.jpg)
*This is the toilet at the roof of the Empire State Building and must therefore be the highest \(public\) toilet in NYC.*

![The Flatiron Building stands tall at dusk, with taxis and cyclists moving through the busy New York City streets.](https://dri.es/files/cache/new-york-2004/flat-iron-building-640w.jpg)

![Partially demolished building at Ground Zero with construction equipment and fencing in the foreground.](https://dri.es/files/cache/new-york-2004/ground-zero-1-640w.jpg)

![Construction site at Ground Zero with partially built structures and a banner reading "The Rebuilding Continues" on a building.](https://dri.es/files/cache/new-york-2004/ground-zero-2-640w.jpg)

![A few passengers sit on a mostly empty subway train, some reading or looking at their phones.](https://dri.es/files/cache/new-york-2004/metro-640w.jpg)

![Busy Times Square at night with bright billboards, heavy traffic, and people standing near parked cars on the sidewalk.](https://dri.es/files/cache/new-york-2004/times-square-2-640w.jpg)

![Aerial view of a dense cityscape with many tall buildings, streets, and rooftops in New York City.](https://dri.es/files/cache/new-york-2004/view-2-640w.jpg)

![Aerial view of a cityscape with the Flatiron Building at a busy intersection in New York City.](https://dri.es/files/cache/new-york-2004/view-3-640w.jpg)

![The New York Stock Exchange building with tall columns, American flags, and a police vehicle in the foreground.](https://dri.es/files/cache/new-york-2004/wallstreet-stock-exchange-640w.jpg)

![Crowded Times Square at night with bright billboards, neon signs, and people walking on the streets.](https://dri.es/files/cache/new-york-2004/times-square-1-640w.jpg)

![A bright Starbucks Coffee sign hangs outside a café, with a city street visible through the window.](https://dri.es/files/cache/new-york-2004/starbucks-640w.jpg)

![Aerial view of New York City with skyscrapers, streets, and the waterfront in the distance.](https://dri.es/files/cache/new-york-2004/view-1-640w.jpg)

![Aerial view of New York City skyscrapers with a river and distant buildings in the background.](https://dri.es/files/cache/new-york-2004/view-4-640w.jpg)

![A coin-operated viewing telescope with a cityscape and water in the background.](https://dri.es/files/cache/new-york-2004/view-5-640w.jpg)

![A large reading room in a public library with people studying at wooden tables under hanging chandeliers.](https://dri.es/files/cache/new-york-2004/public-library-640w.jpg)

![The Manhattan Bridge with the New York City skyline, including the Empire State Building, in the background.](https://dri.es/files/cache/new-york-2004/view-6-640w.jpg)

![A street in Little Italy with a "Welcome to Little Italy" banner hanging between red brick buildings.](https://dri.es/files/cache/new-york-2004/little-italy-640w.jpg)
*Little Italy.*

![A seafood market vendor in Chinatown arranges fresh fish and crab legs on ice for sale.](https://dri.es/files/cache/new-york-2004/chinatown-2-640w.jpg)