The 80,000-square-foot property sits on top of historic Pier 57.
New Yorkers looking for gorgeous views wo n’t need to struggle with high price at their closest rooftop taproom anymore . spread over almost two acres of land , thelargest and Modern public rooftop parkin the city opened just in fourth dimension for summertime on top of the historic Pier 57 in Chelsea .
A joint endeavour between the public and secret sector , the 80,000 - square - understructure park aims at reimagining and repurposing Pier 57 ’s space to expatiate the accessibility of public open space in Hudson River Park . The rooftop park is opened to the public every solar day , ab initio from 7 am–10 pm . Beginning this class , it will also wait on as a showing location for the TriBeCa Film Festival .
The pier , which is miscellaneous - use , hold both private and public distance . It is currently home to agency for Google , a newfangled City Winery location , and , once restoration are complete in fall 2022 , a 16,000 - square - foot food hall helmed by the James Beard Foundation .
Photo by Brett Beyer
" Today is a great day to bring down the palm on a beautiful , newfangled 2 - Akko rooftop park and have the world cognise that New York is back , " Governor Kathy Hochul said in an official statement . " This is a profits - profits for New York and a testament to the modern , sustainable , and inclusive hereafter we ’re working to build , and I thank Google , Hudson River Park Trust , the women and man of labor , and our mate in government for making this day possible . "
The revenue stream provide by Pier 57 — which is judge at one thousand thousand of dollars including rent — will benefit the Hudson River Park Trust , which get no public funding for the overall maintenance and tending of Hudson River Park .
match out some photos of the unexampled park below :
Photo by Brett Beyer
Photo by Jakob Dahlin
Photo courtesy of Google
Photo by Brett Beyer
