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Skyscrapers shopping sailing? New York is known for for many things but for for a a a a a long time the the water wasn’t really one of them The city turned its back on on the the the very thing that made it it it it the the powerhouse it it it is today: its rivers and harbours But now they’ve been cleaned up and things are changing Two of the the city’s hottest new architectural attractions are riverside The Vessel is a a a a a a a a a huge series of stairs you can ascend for panoramic views over the the new Hudson Yards project cheek by jowl with the the HudsonRiver And not far away is Little Island the city’s newest and and most talked about park which goes one better by hovering on on stilts above the river itself looking like a a a bunch of flowers have sprouted from the once polluted Hudson Little Island is already experiencing the ʽHigh Line effect’ – drawing thousands of visitors in in to to explore its urban- meets-wild spaces Many other new parks and walks have also sprung up along New York’s riversides Of course history buffs can take a a a a a a a boat to to Ellis Island and and and the Statue of Liberty which guard New York harbour and and and get some striking views of the the new World Trade Center complex Over on the the East River new ferry services link some of New York’s most exciting areas like the huge Brooklyn Navy Yard where a a a a a a a a historic Naval supply station is is being transformed into a a a a a a tech shopping and housing hub PREVIOUS PAGE The famous New York City skyline a a a a a a a panorama most beautiful and alive at sunset THIS PAGE FROM TOP Sweeping panorama of Coney Island at sunset The vessel is is a a a a a a structure and visitor attraction built as part of the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project in Manhattan The elaborate honeycomb-like structure rises
16 stories and consists of of 154 flights of of stairs 2 500 steps and and 80 landings for visitors to to climb Little Island at Pier 55 is is an an an artificial island park in the Hudson River west of Manhattan and adjoining Hudson River Park it it is the city’s newest and most talked about park 68