Aerial view of #NYC
We start at the bottom and work our way up. Starting with the western half of #Brooklyn, the largest and most populous borough in the city. In terms of poulation size, its considred to be the 4th largest in the US (even its part of NYC).
That small island in the center of the photo, just above Brooklyn is Governor's Island, which has a big role in our colonial history.
To the right of the island, (skyscrapers) is Wall Street & Chinatown in Lower #Manhattan.
@Bliss beautiful
Found a population density map for an additional perspective .
I hope to hear the story of Government Island.
There used to be a very small re-enactment of the Battle of Brooklyn there in the late 70's annually.
There is a short video (4min) where a historian narrates the story while video images are shared that make the story very compelling to watch.
Link here: https://youtu.be/aLdwq0XxOtI?si=cDjIWXSvS0Q_HF2M
There is a much longer and deeper story shared by a NY Historical Society member with images from an exhibit with original artifacts & docs (40min)
Link: https://youtu.be/lbkgUbqRvLQ
