Seagull on East River Promenade, Midtown Manhattan

Seagull on an East River railing in Midtown Manhattan with the United Nations Secretariat and Chrysler Building behind.
Seagull on an East River railing in Midtown Manhattan with the United Nations Secretariat and Chrysler Building behind.

Seagull on the East River waterfront in Midtown Manhattan, with the United Nations Secretariat Building and the Chrysler Building in the background. The green-glass Secretariat, completed in 1952, is the main administrative building of the United Nations headquarters complex. The Chrysler Building, completed in 1930, remains one of New York City's best-known Art Deco skyscrapers.

Photo taken in September 2008.

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