Neon for the 59th Street Marine Transfer Station

In the tradition of the neon lighting used on New York City's commercial signs, Stephen Antonakos composed an arrangement of colored neon tubes for the renovation of the Marine Transfer Station on the West 59th Street pier. Red neon light frames every other window along the north façade of the station and is visible from the Henry Hudson Parkway. Neon light also accentuates the pediment forms of the west façade, evoking the forms of classical architecture. According to an article in The New Yorker , "the effect is subdued, stately, and somewhat spiritual, like the haloes above votive candles in a dimly lit church."