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The High Line
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Gansevoort Street to West 30th Street
The High Line is one of the City’s most popular and distinctive parks. Built on a once-abandoned elevated rail line, the green space offers unparalleled views of Manhattan’s far west side. With places to sit and people-watch, patches of grass, seasonal blooms and fascinating architectural features throughout, it’s a great place to relax, and makes for an envy-inducing photo backdrop.
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Hudson Yards
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30th–34th Streets from 10th–12th Aves.
Hudson Yards is New York’s newest neighborhood. The site is home to more than 100 diverse shops and culinary experiences; offices for leaders in industry; significant public art such as Vessel; dynamic cultural institutions including The Shed; Edge, the tallest observation deck in the Western hemisphere; modern residences; 14 acres of public plazas, gardens and groves; and the world’s first Equinox Hotel.
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Vessel
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20 Hudson Yards
This architectural marvel and interactive experience comes to NYC’s Hudson Yards courtesy of designer Thomas Heatherwick. The monument is comprised of 154 intricately interconnected flights of stairs, forming a cylindrical or vessel-type structure from the outside, partially inspired by ancient Indian stepwells. Inside, visitors will be able to climb nearly 2,500 stairs and stand on 80 landings to garner different viewpoints of the City via this immense piece of artwork.
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City Winery
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Hudson River Park
City Winery's new flagship location, with views of Hudson River Park, Pier 57 and sunsets over the Hudson, includes two performance venues—a seated 350-seat concert hall, and a smaller 150-capacity loft space—plus a 100-seat restaurant that includes a pizza bar and coffee roasting station, and a tasting room. The tasting bars feature the company’s proprietary tap system, which dispense 12 or more wines straight from the keg. This fully functioning winery/wine production facility strives to create wine that contains low to no sulfites while reducing their carbon footprint.
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Little Island
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Pier 55 at Hudson River Park Hudson River Greenway
Little Island, New York City’s newest public park, is a destination for outdoor music, theater and dance performances as well as art programs. Accessible by walkways from just off the West Side Highway (at West 13th and 14th Streets), Little Island, at Hudson River Park’s Pier 55, holds 2.4 acres of green space and includes an amphitheater, aka The Amph, overlooking the water. The eye-catching concrete piles jut out of the Hudson River and are connected to one another by lush gardens. Taking the place of the remnants of Pier 54, which was destroyed during Hurricane Sandy, the park welcomes visitors from 6am to 1am, with timed reservations required from noon on. Little Island has partnered with Savory Hospitality to offer coffee, baked goods, salads, sandwiches, drinks and bites made fresh with local ingredients all day long. Programming includes talks, guided art workshops and free live concerts.