New York City from Hudson River. ca. 1933, New York, New York, USA, SKYLINE OF DOWNTOWN NEW YORK FROM THE WEST. The tall white building in the left centre is the Woolworth building housing The Merchants' Association of New York among its tenants. At the left is the New York Telephone Company building: the skyscrapers to the right are in the heart of the City's financial center. 37. SKYLINE OF DOWNTOWN NEW YORK CITY AS SEEN FROM HUDSON RIVER.