The music video features Adams performing in front of the city 's skyline from Brooklyn and was filmed four days before the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center . As a result , a message was placed at the end of the video , dedicating it to those who lost their lives , and to " those who worked to save them " . Profits from the video were donated to a September 11 charity
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
New York, New York (Ryan Adams song)