Stock-video creator Dominic Boudreault created this great compilation video of some of his best Manhattan time lapse clips and shared it on Vimeo. All clips in the film are available for licensing in a higher quality through his site, should you wish to use them for any type of NYC film project. Check it out!

In 'Window on Manhattan' you will see the city like never before.

From the outside looking in.
From the top of its tallest buildings looking down.
When the sun rises and the deserted city is calm and serene.
When the sun sets and the city's busyness flashes in stripes of light.
From afar when she looks still.

After some time, you learn to embrace the magnitude of it all; to surrender to it.
Then, you can feel at peace and quiet.
You can be alone in a city of millions.

This is my New York.

This is a live video feed of the East River and lower Manhattan streaming from a camera on the top of the St. George Tower in Brooklyn Heights. Another camera at the same location is aimed towards the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges a little bit up river.

Canada Geese are a pretty messy and aggressive species of bird. And they love the big, green open spaces of Governors Island. To prevent these birds from making a mess, or attacking visitors, the island employs four working border collies—Max, Chip, Quinn, and Aspen— to scare the birds away. See them in action in this short video from the Gothamist.

Max, along with his fellow working dogs—Chip, Quinn, and the newest addition, 9-month-old Aspen—make up the fleet of dogs who patrol Governors Island. Their job is to scare off the geese, and it's a job they love, as these guys are highly energetic. The dogs also find it rewarding; I was told that at first, Max was sad when the geese would fly away, thinking he failed. Max came to Governors Island from a farm in Maryland, where was "fired" from his herding job there for being too friendly. Since he had been trained there to herd sheep into a tight circle, he thought the geese flying off was not the result he wanted.

You can follow the dogs on Instagram @giworkingdogs to keep up with their activities.