[Cacique]

Hope you guys don't mind the pictures. I know some of you out there have not seen the skyline of NY with the lights on and I figured the rest of the Freepers in the rest of the country as well as NY would like to see them this one last time and get an idea what they look like from Brooklyn.

[Angelwood]

Lovely, though sad, pictures. Thank you for sharing your experience with us.

[AnnaZ]

Great shots. Thank you, thank you.

BUMPTTT!

[RepubMommy]

Tonight is the last night that the lights emanate from ground zero in Manhattan. At 11 PM tonight they will be shut off. I decided to take some pictures of the lights on their last night so I went to the Manhattan Ferry Pier near the Brooklyn Army Terminal not too far from my house in Sunset Park. The pictures were taken between 7:51 PM and 8:22 PM this evening before the guard threw us off the pier. It turns out the pier closes at sundown. In any case, I figured I'd share my pictures with the rest of the Freepers. The towers were gone after 9-11, now the lights are gone as well.

Thanx for the photos, they are very beautiful. I am in NJ and have a view from my front door. Not to be a pill or anything, but I just looked outside, it's 11:30pm here and they are still on. It was to my understanding, that for tonight, they will be on until dawn.

[Bounceback]

My suggestion: make the twin towers of light permanent - and brighter. New York City remembers!

[PayrollOffice]

I know some of you out there have not seen the skyline of NY with the lights on and I figured the rest of the Freepers in the rest of the country as well as NY would like to see them this one last time and get an idea what they look like from Brooklyn.

Thanks very much for the pictures. They are beautiful.

[cavador]

On behalf of all the Aussies here in downunder ,I would like to thank you for the grand pictures,and I leave a comment in my post:

GOD BLESS AMERICA

[Issaquahking]

Glad I clicked on this thread....these are just a few of the reasons to freep.....and that make America....Bttt

[Diver Dave]

Cool Pics. Thanks for posting them. I had forgotten that the lights were going to have a short life. Bookmarked for later review.

[Crowcreek]

"some of you out there have not seen the skyline of NY with the lights on"

Thanks -- I didn't even know about these lights. Awesome, beautiful and moving . .

I actually drove thru' NYC one day on a 'family vacation' (kids in the back, dog under my feet) -- Staten Island to Manhattan then around and out of town (Sunday Morning!). I stopped to ask a street cop how to get out of Harlem and onto the bridge to NJ and his eyes popped when he saw my Washington plates !!

[Ruth A.]

Thank you for sharing.

[Beach_Babe]

Very nice!

Here's one from the other side...

[Jolly Green]

Great pics! Just one question. Why do the nitwits think the lights need to be turned off. It would seem that this is something like "the eternal flame" that should last forever.

[Libertina]

Thank you Cacique. How thoughtful of you to take these and post them for us. It's as close as I will get to them since I cannot travel to NY right now. I visited NY for the first time 2 summers ago, and then again last summer. I'm glad I got to be there before the attack - I feel much closer to the people there because of my visits. I just wish I could have been there to volunteer in the aftermath.

[TLBSHOW]

Bump and thanks for the great photos.

[Jennifer in Florida]

Absolutely beautiful. Thanks for posting these. It's a shame they have turned them off already. :(

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

Thanks very much - had not seen anything like these good pictures. Well done!

[LowOiL]

Incredible pictures, thank you for taking time to share your wonderful photos with us that have not seen it.

A freeper special Big Bump

Low OiL

[RobbyS]

Thanks: Truly beautifil!

[MissAmericanPie]

I appreciate them, their pretty, but I get blood lust all over again when I see that changed sky line.

[Lazamataz]

In memory of BKO and BCM, what say you we freep this puppy and get the twin beams of light to be part of the permanent rebuilding? When they rebuild there -- if it is office space or a museum or a park -- I want those twin beams of light there in perpetuity.

For Barbara Olsen and for Battalion Chief Moran.