The New City "The New City" is a long term urban landscape project photographed in Long Island City Queens (New York), going back to 2007. A former industrial and manufacturing area it faced decline since industry started leaving New York in the 1970’s. Since around the time of the Great Recession, it's been the fastest growing area in New York City, shifting from industrial to residential. The re-growth is mostly represented by glass towers with an ever changing skyline. The overall project includes the shift from industrial to residential, the tools generating that change (people and machinery) and the new demographic. However, for this submission, the focus is mostly on the urban landscape, architecture and study of space. The area become a popular alternative to people who could not afford the re-surging Brooklyn real estate boom, but that's no longer the case, as prices have soared. Other reasons for its growth includes its proximity to Manhattan, including skyline views and multiple subway lines taking commuters quickly to Manhattan. The demographic is mostly upper middle class White and Asian. The shoreline houses more families with young children attracted by playgrounds, dog runs, library, and low crime rates with the feeling of living semi-isolated in a glass tower hotel resort. Further inland there is a very large Asian population, young, affluent, with an abundance of dogs as opposed to children. A case could be made that Long Island City would have been a perfect opportunity to create affordable housing for mid/low income New Yorkers. That did not happen. The area gained national attention in 2019 when it was selected as the HQ2 for Amazon. They later pulled out after massive local protests. I was first drawn to photographing the area around 2007 thanks to its industrial heritage and renewal as a natural extension of my Brooklyn work. Personally I don't like how these places look and feel; generic, cold, and soulless. I imagine it as a public housing project, loaded with amenities, for the upper middle class. However, as a photographer, I do appreciate its straight lines, form and space to create graphic compositions, where I can exclude cars, people, and trees.