21 Breathtaking Photos That Prove NYC Is Scary, But Beautiful As Fuck From Up Above
A different view of the massive city from1,500 feet above.
Ah, New York City! What a beautiful, majestic, ridiculously crowded place. We're Kevin and Taylor, and we live in the city — but we wanted to see it from a completely different angle.

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We did it courtesy of FlyNyon, a company that gives open door helicopter flights high above the city for regular people like us — and for movie/TV show footage.
Anyhow, going above NYC in a helicopter is scary AF. You have to wear a harness, your phone and cameras get strapped to that harness, and overall it's a big process.

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But honestly, without the harness we wouldn't have been able to do this:

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Or this:

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Seeing the city from this high up was pretty magical. Especially at sunset.

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Here's what we saw:
The iconic Flatiron Building on 23rd Street.

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The Chrysler Building, in all its majesty.

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The southern tip of the island. Off to the left is the Freedom Tower.

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The Brooklyn Bridge and South Street Seaport.

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Here's a close-up of the Brooklyn Bridge.

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Here's the Freedom Tower again, with the sunset bouncing off its western side.

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Despite the chaos NYC is known for...from up above, the city's magic can really be felt.

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Rush hour was in full swing as the sun finally set.

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And while we were in the air at primetime (8 p.m.), there were certain parts of the city that seemed to have a natural calm.

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The Empire State Building in all its glory:

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Even though we were going about 85 mph, this sight almost made us lose our breath.

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If you look to the far right, you can see Madison Square Garden.

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On the way back to the helipad, we snagged this spectacular view of Lady Liberty.

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