USA. New York City. Long Island City. Night view from Gantry Plaza State Park, a 12-acre riverside oasis that boasts spectacular views on four piers and the rugged beauty of the park's centerpieces - restored gantries. These industrial monuments were once used to load and unload rail car floats and barges; today they are striking reminders of the waterfront's past. Hudson river. 22.10.2011 © 2011 Didier Ruef