See NYC from space over the past 35 years

Here's a quick way to gain some perspective.

This time-lapse video shows what NYC looked like from space from 1982 until present day. Just think about everything our alien overlords have witnessed over those 35 years. Madonna when she was poor! The original Times Square Elmo! Low rent prices!

You can clearly make out the expansion of green space in the city and the enormous amount of real-estate development in North Brooklyn and Queens in the video. There also appears to have been some cloudy days since then.

Check it out below.

h/t Reddit