A cold December night, just before Christmas. Pictures from Roosevelt Island, NYC, after 9pm, Dec 20, 2021.

↑ Manhattan's Upper East Side, north of the Queensboro Bridge. Parts of Roosevelt Island at lower right, red streaks of lights from passing vehicle. HDR photo.

↑ Rockefeller University as seen at night from Roosevelt Island. Significant civil engineering to build a building above busy FDR Drive, a Manhattan road that floods periodically. HDR photo.

↑ Wider angle photo of Rockefeller University, book-ended by two world famous hospitals. Long streaks of light at foreground from a passing boat. HDR photo.

↑ Queensboro Bridge on a cold clear night. Streaks in the sky from aircraft and the movement of stars in the sky due to the long exposures. Sunstars atop the bridge. HDR photo.

↑ Queensboro Bridge with Manhattan side emphasis. Some of the apartment buildings are immediately next to the bridge and the Roosevelt Island Tram. Surprises await. HDR photo.