Yes, Eagle Rock Reservation in West Orange, NJ
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Do you have updated pictures?
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NYC skyline is spread across a much greater area than Chicago’s so it’s difficult to get any closer shot that would capture the whole thing.
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Hamilton Park in Weehawken gets you the length of Manhattan’s west side. That view is in a different class to any city in the US and most of the world.
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Which city around the world has the height and density of midtown?
Hong Kong for one. And then to a lesser extent but still pretty close Dubai, Shanghai, Shenzen.
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In overall terms, those cities have a lot of buildings, but they are not clustered together in a central district like Midtown or the Chicago Loop. Those two cities are truly singular in that regard. Hong Kong has density, but not really the height midtown now has.
Shanghai and Shenzhen are not even close in terms of density and height in one location. Those cities have sprawl in vast areas with supertalls sprouting in many different locations instead of being centralized.
Hong Kong is possibly denser, it definitely has more skyscrapers.
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The measure of a skyscraper being 492 feet or 150 meters is an arbitrary one. So many buildings in New York are just a few feet shy of that criterion, but it makes their appearance no less imposing.
I’ve been to New York City, Chicago, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Shenzhen. I promise you I was not impressed with Hong Kong whatsoever. The hype for the city in my opinion is unwarranted.
Hong Kong is famous for having dense apartment towers in a cluster, but there is a significant difference between an office tower and an apartment building.
I prefer NYC skyline as well, but it’s all subjective. Some do say NYC is overrated and prefer HK with the mountains in the background, it’s all in the eyes of the beholder.
I regret mentioning other cities. We should stick with NYC area photos for this thread. City vs. city arguments are off topic and don’t really prove much.
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Hong Kong has tons of hills and mountains around, so they are pretty much forced into building higher up. They are also old-world, so the street patterns and general vibe is much more makeshift. As long as the cars go where they are going somehow. As long as the buildings house the people they need to, they are good, but there isn’t really one building that commands international attention in HK, perhaps 2 or 3 strong ones, but there is no skyscraper that’s like the Empire State Building of the East if you know what I mean. Much more utilitarian. Now, New York City and Chicago have much more developed land and a good amount more planned segments of the city. Less makeshift stuff, and much more standardized units. They also have less rugged terrain surrounding those cities, so you aren’t forced to go super high in Chicago, it just happened because of economics. In New York you do have more waterways, so that limits you, but there is no real rugged land until you get to the Catskills.
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I wasn’t arguing but truly wanted to know of the other cities you mentioned. Thank you for clarifying.
But it is relevant if we are arguing that New York City is better than others. 
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For some reason, this view of the Chicago skyline reminds me of a view of NYC viewed from Queens/Bronx
Just so you know, Hong Kong used to have a neighborhood that had a population density of 5,000,000 people per square mile. That is how bad it is over there.
I have thought the same thing.
I know it has had extreme density. I have not only visited there but have many friends who have lived and currently live there. Just because a city is famous or renowned for something does not mean it is a good place to live.
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I’ve heard a while ago that the ESB can be seen from as far as New Haven, Connecticut if the weather conditions are right. If that’s the case, then it would be the same as for CPT,111 West 57th Street, 432 Park, One Vanderbilt, One WTC, and the future buildings 270 Park and 175 Park.