Fifth Avenue and 54th Street, New York City

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Fifth Avenue and 54th Street, New York City

DWP Catalogue No: NY025

Caption: Fifth Avenue and 54th Street, New York City, NY, USA. Steam is released from Con Edison's Steam Operations. This is a district heating system which takes steam produced by steam generating stations and carries it under the streets to heat and cool buildings and businesses in Manhattan. Steam is often vented from manholes in Manhattan through these orange and white "chimneys". This can be caused by external water being boiled by contact with the steam pipes or by leaks in the steam system itself.

Keywords: Con Edison, Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, NYC, New York, New York City, USA, chimney, city, dusk, evening, motion blur, steam, taxis

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