Newberry writes... "It brings me a lot of pleasure to show you this painting. I painted it while I lived on Staten Island in 1982/3. Riding back from Manhattan on the Staten Island Ferry I would memorize the lights and feeling I had watching Manhattan--keeping that in mind I painted this. "It may seem strange, but after 9/11 I had no interest to exploit the image. Though, I do feel a sense of pride that I honored the Twin Towers when they were the life of the city. It's a little like being glad that you have told a love one that you loved them before they pass on."