While I was staying as a guest recently at the Motto by Hilton New York City Chelsea hotel property, I decided to walk on the High Line — which is only several blocks west from the hotel — and visit the newest park in the city of New York: Little Island, which juts into the Hudson River on the west side of Manhattan.
It looks like Little Island is comprised of a bunch of odd-shaped concretepods in the Hudson River when you first see it.
Little Island would not be possible without the financial support of the Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation, which was founded in 1999 by Barry and Diane von Frstenberg.
"During your visit to Little Island, these are some of the big ideas I had in mind while designing the landscape", said Signe Nielsen, the landscape architect of Little Island. It was important to make sure the plants were resistant to the many forces of nature. Most of the plants are native to the area. Selecting plants that offer year-round character was one of the design considerations. The best way to appreciate the garden is to walk through it and see the plants against the skyline. Call it a dance of joy.
Although the amphitheater provides free live entertainment from artists for the majority of its programming, the events are paid for.
The most amazing views of Manhattan, Jersey City, and Lower New York Harbor can be found at the Southwest overlook. There is a picture of Jersey City on the other side of the river.
The World Trade Center and lower Manhattan can be seen from this overlook, as well as the Verrazzano Narrows Bridge in the background.
The terminal at 1 Hudson Place in New Jersey was built in 1907. There are nine New Jersey Transit commuter rail lines, one Metro-North Railroad rail line, various New Jersey Transit buses and private bus lines, the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail, and the Port Authority Trans Hudson.
The Statue of Liberty can be seen in the distance from Staten Island.
A closer view of the World Trade Center is shown in this photograph.
The Empire State Building and The Amph can be seen from the top of the highest hill on Little Island.
The South Bridge is illuminated at night.
The Empire State Building can be seen on the left and the South Bridge can be seen on the right. There are 35 species of trees, 65 species of shrubs, and 270 varieties of grasses, vines, and bulbs in Little Island.
In addition to free entertainment, spinning discs, dance chime, spun chairs, and an instrument for All where anyone can walk up and play it are also available for use at no cost. The Art Cart is a hub for free art creation activities which last for an hour.
The concrete piles rising up from the Hudson River emerge from between the wood piles of Pier 54 and Pier 56, which were largely preserved to maintain habitats for aquatic life.
The design underneath the island can be seen from the South Bridge.
The North Bridge and the South Bridge are used to access Little Island from the Hudson River Park Esplanade.
Little Island Pier 55 in Hudson River Park West 13th Street
New York, New York 10014
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