On Thursday afternoon, we sent W42ST photographer David Gray into a deep freeze: he got on a boat. With the city-run NYC Ferry still shut down because of heavy ice in the East River, the Hudson, and New York Harbor, Gray headed to the Midtown terminal to see what was still moving.
An NY Waterway ferry follows a tugboat into the Midtown terminal. Photo: David Gray
NY Waterway crossings continued, but its social media posts mentioned delays. From Hell’s Kitchen, the Hudson looked almost set in place — a pale, cracked field stretching toward New Jersey. Out on the water, it became a surreal winter tableau: loose sheets of ice bumping and turning in the current, the skyline sharp beyond it, like the city dropped into a snow globe.
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David Gray is a New York street photographer. He’s not the drop-in, grab-a-frame type: Gray works by walking Manhattan — often five to 10 miles a day — letting the city reveal itself in small, unscripted moments. That long-haul approach helped fuel his sold-out book “Wait For It”, a love letter to New York built around light, shadow and sharp timing.