The Battery is a twenty-five-acre waterfront park at the southernmost tip of Manhattan, identifiable by its open harbor views and the circular, red-brick walls of the Castle Clinton National Monument. Its name comes from the artillery…
Hudson River Greenway Walk
This waterfront walk follows the western edge of Manhattan, tracing the parks, historic piers, and architectural landmarks that line the Hudson River.
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1. The Battery
2. Pier 26 at Hudson River Park
Pier Twenty-Six is a two-and-a-half-acre stretch of public parkland that extends into the Hudson River, distinguished by a cultivated rocky salt marsh at its western edge known as the Tide Deck. Opened in September twenty-twenty, the pier…
3. Pier 40 at Hudson River Park
Pier 40 is a massive hollow square of concrete extending into the Hudson River at the west end of Houston Street. Covering fourteen and a half acres, it remains the largest pier on the Manhattan waterfront. While it now houses turf fields…
4. Gansevoort Peninsula
Gansevoort Peninsula is defined by its massive, five-point-five-acre footprint of solid ground jutting into the Hudson River, a departure from the piers that characterize much of the surrounding waterfront. Once an industrial sanitation…
5. Little Island
Little Island is defined by its unusual silhouette: an undulating, artificial landscape elevated above the Hudson River on one hundred thirty-two concrete, tulip-shaped columns. These pots rise to different heights, creating a rolling…
6. Pier 57
Pier 57 stands out on the Hudson River waterfront because it is supported by three massive, hollow concrete boxes submerged just below the water's surface instead of traditional wooden pilings. Designed by engineer Emil Praeger and…