Liberty State Park skyline
Lower Manhattan straight across the Hudson, with big free-ish lots in Jersey City.
View on map DirectionsBest car photo spots in New York City
New York's best car shots come from across the water: Manhattan skyline views from Jersey City, Hoboken and Brooklyn, Bushwick murals, and bridges from DUMBO to the Bronx.
90 spots in New York City · 53 murals · every one is somewhere you can park and get your car in the shot. Open them on the map.
Hand-picked spots in New York City
Boulevard East, Weehawken
Cliff-top road with the full Midtown skyline; park along the boulevard.
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Gantry Plaza State Park
Midtown and the old Pepsi-Cola sign from Long Island City streets.
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DUMBO cobblestones
The Manhattan Bridge framed down Washington St on cobblestones. Go at sunrise before the crowds.
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Blocks of world-class murals around Troutman St. Street parking.
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Red Hook waterfront
Old warehouses and cobblestones with the Statue of Liberty in the distance.
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The Jersey City waterfront facing the Financial District.
View on map DirectionsMurals and street art in New York City
Murals are the most popular car photo backdrop. Pull up alongside the wall, keep the car parallel to it and shoot from a low angle so the art fills the frame behind the car.
More murals
- "#saytheirname" mural
- "9/11" mural
- "Audrey Hepburn" mural
- "Brooklyn" mural
- "Celia Cruz" mural
- "Coral" mural
- "Crack Is Wack" mural
- "Einstein on a Bicycle" mural
- "Flight" mural
- "Game Inside the Game" mural
- "Gandhi and Mother Teresa" mural
- "Greetings from Sunnyside" mural
- "Hammer Boy" mural
- "I♥NY More Than Ever!" mural
- "Jam Master Jay" mural
- "La Luz Que Sale De La Obscuridad" mural
- "Levescere: Prima Materia" mural
- "Little Thailand" mural
- "Lorca-El Niño de las Pinturas" mural
- "Lucky" mural
- "Mahbuhay" mural
- "Now & Then" mural
- "Peace Sign" mural
- "Postcards From Sheepshead Bay" mural
- "Queens is the Future" mural
- "Rip Aaron Swartz" mural
- "Rose" mural
- "Roy Lichtenstein" mural
- "Shai Asia Semple" mural
- "Shamrock" mural
- "Stop Guns" mural
- "Surreal Elevator" mural
- "THE VESSEL" mural
- "Tagging Robot" mural
- "The City Don't Sleep" mural
- "Tiles for America" mural
- "Vivid Chroma Locomotion" mural
- "Welcome to Harlem" mural
- "Welcome to Queens" mural
- "William "Dollar" Beamon" mural
- "Yusuf Hawkins" mural
- "“The Ramp”" mural
- A Tribe Called Quest Mural
- Bruce Lee Mural
- Hook Studios Mural
- Michael Jackson Mural
- ODB Mural
- Queens Mural
- Swoon murals
- The Coventry mural
- Welcome to Woodlawn Mural
- Welling Court Mural Project
- Woodside 9/11 memorial mural
More spots in New York City
- Edge
- Tudor City Bridge
- Beacon Theater
- Merkin Concert Hall
- Minskoff Theatre
- Stephen Sondheim Theatre
- Access Theater
- Westside Theatre
- Queens Drive-In
- Marquis Theatre
- Vivian Beaumont Theater
- Gershwin Theatre
- Orpheum Theatre
- Gramercy Theatre
- New York City Center
- Al Hirschfeld Theatre
- David H. Koch Theater
- Todd Haimes Theatre
- Nederlander Theatre
- New Amsterdam Theatre
- Barrymore Theatre
- Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre
- Booth Theatre
- Lena Horne Theatre
- Helen Hayes Theatre
- Imperial Theatre
- Ambassador Theatre
- Eugene O'Neill Theatre
- Broadway Theatre
- Neil Simon Theater
Tips for car photos in New York City
- Shoot at golden hour or blue hour. The hour after sunrise and around sunset gives soft light without harsh reflections; blue hour is best for skylines and neon.
- Go early on weekends. Popular mural walls and downtown streets are quiet before 9 AM, so you can park right in front.
- Respect the spot. Stay off private lots when asked, don't block traffic and keep the engine noise down in neighborhoods.
- Hide your plate if you want. Check your shot before you post it.
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