You don't need to live in or visit New York City to grasp the beauty of the Big Apple. Just watch this stunning time-lapse video that squeezes many of the city's gems into four minutes.
You'll zip from landmark to landmark and see them from various views: from streets, rooftops, underground and skyscraper windows. You'll see clouds sweep the skyline and subway trains consume people and speed away.
We spy mass yoga on the Bryant Park lawn, the Empire State Building in differently lit states and tourists on the Brooklyn Bridge, among other sights. Cameron Michael, who directed, shot and produced the video, dedicates the Vimeo clip to his dad and in memory of his mom.