Video of the day: New York City in darkness

The darkness that blanketed Lower Manhattan after Hurricane Sandy turned one of the most familiar cities in the world into something completely unfamiliar and eerie.

This video, a collaboration between Jared Levy, Michael Marantz and Already Alive, and posted on Laughing Squid, captures that strangeness beautifully.

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