There are over 500 miles of coastline across the five boroughs that make up New York City.  That once booming waterfront was an essential component of our city’s greatness.  As life-long New Yorkers we wanted to explore the edge of this post-industrial metropolis, in all its varying states of beauty, decay, and transformation.

From 2001 to 2005 we documented the waterfront, with a particular focus on the confluence and counterpoint of recreation and commerce, development and conservation, nature and the built environment.

Black-and-white Photographs by Diane Cook                                                    Color Photographs by Len Jenshel

PROJECTS | on the edge: THE new york city waterfront

PROJECTS | on the edge: the nYC waterfront

There are over 500 miles of coastline across the five boroughs that make up New York City. That once booming waterfront was an essential component of our city’s greatness. As life-long New Yorkers we wanted to explore the edge of this post-industrial metropolis, in all its varying states of beauty, decay, and transformation. 

From 2001 to 2005 we documented the waterfront, with a particular focus on the confluence and counterpoint of recreation and commerce, development and conservation, nature and the built environment.

B&W Photos by Diane Cook
Color Photos by Len Jenshel

Little Red Lighthouse, Fort Washington Park, Manhattan, NY

Tubby Hook Cafe, Dyckman Street Pier, Manhattan, NY

Queens West Developement, Long Island City, Queens, NY

Cherry Walk, Riverside Park, Manhattan, NY

New York City Passenger Ship Terminal, Manhattan, NY

Gantry, Riverside Park South, Manhattan, NY

Staten Island Yankees, Richmond Field, Staten Island, NY

Newtown Creek, Brooklyn/Queens border), NY

Manhattan Bridge from Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn, NY

Collapsed Transfer Station, Riverside Park, Manhattan, NY

NYC skyline, from Gantry Plaza State Park, Queens, NY

Coney Island Boardwalk & Sea Gate Community, Brooklyn, NY

Over-water Bungalows, Rockaway, Queens, NY

There are over 500 miles of coastline across the five boroughs that make up New York City.  That once booming waterfront was an essential component of our city’s greatness.  As life-long New Yorkers we wanted to explore the edge of this post-industrial metropolis, in all its varying states of beauty, decay, and transformation.

From 2001 to 2005 we documented the waterfront, with a particular focus on the confluence and counterpoint of recreation and commerce, development and conservation, nature and the built environment.

Black-and-white Photographs by Diane Cook                                                    Color Photographs by Len Jenshel

PROJECTS | on the edge: THE new york city waterfront

PROJECTS | on the edge: the nYC waterfront

There are over 500 miles of coastline across the five boroughs that make up New York City. That once booming waterfront was an essential component of our city’s greatness. As life-long New Yorkers we wanted to explore the edge of this post-industrial metropolis, in all its varying states of beauty, decay, and transformation. 

From 2001 to 2005 we documented the waterfront, with a particular focus on the confluence and counterpoint of recreation and commerce, development and conservation, nature and the built environment.

B&W Photos by Diane Cook
Color Photos by Len Jenshel

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