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This Amazing Aerial Photo Of NYC Is Your New Desktop Wallpaper
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Jen Carlson
Published Jul 9, 2012
Modified Jul 9, 2012
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If the recent heatwave and permeating hot garbage scents that signal another summer in the city have been getting you down recently, this refreshing photo of New York City should sustain your love of the place until things cool off. The aerial image was created by a Redditor who screengrabbed the capture from a 360° panorama—and it's simply gorgeous. Click here for the original, and ditch that old desktop wallpaper of Kate Upton for something a little more awe-inspiring.
Previously, these five photos showing New York from above caught our eye, and these gave us a serious case of vertigo.
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Jen Carlson
Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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