Built on a natural hill, CCNY is cursed and blessed. It is cursed because every walk to campus is a breathtaking uphill trudge that fulfills a month’s worth of leg days, especially with 50 pounds on your back and some food and textbooks in both hands. CCNY is blessed because the physical exertion is replaced by a breathtaking view upon arrival on campus. Climb to any of the campus buildings’ roofs and you’ll know what I mean. Even better, find a south-facing room in one of the buildings and look out the window. You'll see why it should be acceptable to not pay attention in a class that’s in one of those rooms.

If I learned anything from "Introduction to Economics," it’s that the Manhattan skyline is incomparable. Well, honestly, I knew that already, but class in NAC 7/225 only reinforced it.

It would be selfish to keep it to myself, so I ask that you share in my adoration of a flawed yet remarkable city. These photos may feature construction, pollution and some relatively ugly and old buildings—all repercussions of artificiality and human greed, all accurately representative of the hidden dissatisfaction and neglected issues that penetrate this city.

February 2, 2016.

March 1, 2016.

March 8, 2016.

March 22, 2016.

March 29, 2016.

April 5, 2016.

April 12, 2016.

April 19, 2016.

May 3, 2016.

May 10, 2016.

Some days may be gray, ugly, smoggy and melancholy; some days may be blue, bright, refreshing and crisp. Regardless, this imperfect, grandiose skyline embroiders each of these Tuesday recitations with an appreciation for the consequences of diversity and the implications of progress. What does it mean to strive? How does it feel to accomplish? When you’ve struggled up the hill and encounter views like these, you’ll know.