As exciting as the first and second floors were, the high point—indeed!—was the clocktower, up a narrow spiral staircase at the far end of the second floor. The last photo in this series is of the third floor—it only runs a fraction of the pier’s length—up a staircase at the near end of the pier. (And for Pete’s sake, if you live in Tribeca, sign up for my motherlovin’ newsletter! The box is at right.)