Gansevoort Peninsula

NOW OPEN…..Gansevoort Peninsula. Did you know – Manhattan once had a well-used Thirteenth Avenue? It ran from Bloomfield Street on what is now the Gansevoort Peninsula north to 23 Street. The area was later excavated to permit longer ships to dock without blocking the channel. Today, only a one-block stretch of Thirteenth Avenue remains on the Gansevoort Peninsula. This block will be incorporated into the design for the Gansevoort Peninsula.

Hudson River Park’s Gansevoort Peninsula, a 5.5-acre site is being transformed into a green oasis for New Yorkers as part of the continued build-out of Hudson River Park.

Public amenities will include a resilient rocky beach with direct access to the Hudson River for non-motorized boaters on the southern edge, boardwalks, a large sports field, dog run, adult fitness area, restrooms and a small concession, pedestrian promenades and a salt marsh on the northern edge. FDNY Marine Company 1 will remain at Pier 53.

On the north side of Gansevoort Peninsula will be a salt marsh, unique on the Manhattan side of the Hudson River. Native grasses and plantings will provide valuable habitat, as well as educating park users about the environmental benefits of intertidal ecosystems.

 

Hudson River Park

Gansevoort Peninsula

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