East River Park Demolition 2021
Photographs of demolition crews working in New York’s East River Park
Cherry picker
Construction equipment on the East River greenway
New York, NY, USA
Construction fence
Green netting hides a construction site in East River Park
New York, NY, USA
Cut tree
Only the bole of a plane tree remains
New York, NY, USA
Falling branch
A branch falls from a plane tree as a worker works overhead
New York, NY, USA
Through the fence
Protesters show a construction worker a copy of a court order
New York, NY, USA
Cutting the trees
A Parks Service officer watches workers cutting trees in East River Park
New York, NY, USA
Saw exchange
A construction worker changes chainsaws in East River Park
New York, NY, USA
Tree cutting
A construction worker cuts a tree in East River Park
New York, NY, USA
Chainsaw crew
Workers in cherry pickers cut trees in East River Park
New York City, New York, United States
Falling
The crown of a London plane falls after being cut
New York City, New York, United States
Devastation
Trees around the Dance Circle in East River Park during demolition
New York City, New York, United States
The final cut
An excavator is used to steady a tree while a worker chainsaws the trunk
New York City, New York, United States
Cut trees
Limbless trees stand in East River Park as demolition crews work
New York City, New York, United States