Pier 55

Pier 54 Manhattan

'Little Island' Opens as a Photogenic Addition to the Hudson River

Little Island came into the world as Pier 55 and even managed to come back from the dead before opening last week.

May 24, 2021 - The New York Times

[Update] Plug Finally Pulled on the Pier 55 Project in Manhattan

A splashy proposed park to replace Pier 54 in New York City, designed by a starchitect and proposed by a famous billionaire, couldn't weather the storm of controversy in New York City.

September 20, 2017 - New York Times

Never Built New York: The Pier 55 Park Project for the Hudson River

The Pier 55 proposal made a big splash in New York when it was proposed in 2014, but now it appears headed for the trash bin of history.

March 28, 2017 - The Architect's Newspaper

Splashy Pier 55 Project for the Hudson River Gains Final Approval

The Pier55 project, as it's now known, was announced in November 2014 and granted regulatory approval in April 2016. Now it's expected to begin construction this summer.

April 29, 2016 - Crain's New York Business

City Parks: The New Playgrounds of the Rich?

Wealthy private donors take the lead in developing New York City projects, such as parks, writes Carol Berens, an architect, author, and real estate agent.

May 15, 2015 - UrbDeZine

Parks—or Playgrounds for Billionaires?

New York may be the most famous example of the parks becoming the most conspicuous signifiers of neighborhoods for the haves, versus the have-nots, but Inga Saffron hopes that cities everywhere can find ways to even the playing fields.

February 4, 2015 - The New Republic

$170 Million Park Would Replace Manhattan's Pier 54

With designs by architect Thomas Heatherwick and Landscape Architect Mathews Nielsen, a park proposal for the Hudson River would make a splashy addition to the neighborhood that boasts the south end of the High Line.

November 19, 2014 - The New York Times

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