How New York Changed in 426 Years │ AI Time-Lapse (1600–2026)

One harbor, 426 years. Watch New York grow from a wooded island in 1600 to the skyline of 2026 in under four minutes. ⏱ Chapters 0:00 1600 · The harbor before the city 0:05 1609–1625 · Hudson sails in; Dutch settlers follow 0:56 1825 · The Erie Canal opens 1:24 Brooklyn Bridge (1883) and Statue of Liberty (1886) 1:57 Woolworth Building (1913) 2:14 Chrysler Building (1930) and Empire State Building (1931) 2:48 1973 · The Twin Towers are completed 3:04 2002 · Tribute in Light 3:21 2012–2014 · Hurricane Sandy, then One World Trade Center 3:38 2026 · New York today 🤖 AI reconstruction: every scene in this video is AI-generated (animated with Google Flow). These are not real photos or footage. Buildings and terrain are visually reconstructed, and the years are approximate markers of each period. The 2026 scene shows the skyline as it looks today in our reconstruction. Sources: National Park Service (Governors Island history; Erie Canalway; Statue of Liberty statistics) · NYC Department of Transportation (Brooklyn Bridge) · NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission (Woolworth Building LP-1273; Chrysler Building LP-0992) · Empire State Building official history · 9/11 Memorial & Museum (World Trade Center history; Tribute in Light) · NOAA National Hurricane Center (Hurricane Sandy report) · wtc.com (One World Trade Center) AI historical reconstruction — not real photos. Music: AI-generated instrumental (YuE2). Sound effects are synthesized. Made with AI-generated visuals and music. #NewYork #NYC #timelapse #history #AI