What you should know
The borough of Manhattan in New York opened the first public beach in Hudson River Park on Monday, where New Yorkers will be able to sunbathe, enjoy a walk and the scenery and play sports, a project that took 25 years to make a reality. However, people will not be able to bathe in the water, not for the moment. Lovers of kayaking and small non-motorized boats are also welcome.
The borough of Manhattan in New York opened the first public beach in Hudson River Park on Monday, where New Yorkers will be able to sunbathe, enjoy a walk and the scenery and play sports, a project that took 25 years to make a reality.
However, people will not be able to bathe in the water, not for the time being.
Lovers of kayaking and small non-motorized boats are also welcome.
Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Monday dedicated Gansevoort Peninsula, a 5.5-acre green oasis, the largest independent recreational space on the Hudson River, built with a cost of 73 million dollars.
“This is the largest park built in the city since Central Park in 1869,” in front of the Whitney Museum, in the neighborhood of Meatpackingindicated the governor and also highlighted the ecological marsh, which will improve the habitat, resilience and serve as an educational center.
Also submerged reef balls and oyster gabions stocked with 20 million juvenile oysters, installed in the river between the Peninsula and Little Island.
“This city-state collaboration will benefit everyone who visits this Hudson River location, from climate change mitigation to competition on the playing fields, from a walk with your pup to sitting on the beach,” Hochul further noted.
Mayor Adams highlighted the park’s innovative design while helping to prepare the city’s west side for the climate crisis.
Although the water quality of the Hudson River has improved, the Gansevoort Peninsula is designed to be a sunbathing beach.
With the opening of Gansevoort Peninsula and the upcoming openings of Pier 97, in late fall, and Pier 26 Science Park, with massive interactive play structures, the long-planned public portions of Hudson River Park are complete approximately 95 percent.
2023-10-03 15:44:06
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