Hudson Yards

Aspects of New York

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Hudson Yards is a 28-acre site in New York and the largest private real-estate development in the U.S. as of 2021. Billed by the developer as a neighborhood but its corporate character makes "district" more fitting.
Notework
- Note / Heatherwick's Vessel Did Not Deliver
- bis / Grand Suicide Afforded
- Note / Fake Memories for Sale at the Edge Observation Deck
- Ref / Article - 2016 - What do New Yorkers get when privately-funded public art goes big? - Audery Wachs
Appreciations
- The public square and gardens at Hudson Yards were designed by Nelson Byrd Woltz:
  - "(...) a single, unifying space. A central formal plaza combines shade trees and bold seasonally expressive horticulture, dramatic fountains and a monumental piece of public art. A virtue of this design solution is the inherent flexibility to host diverse events of varying scales. The Public Square is a central hub for this cutting edge mixed-use development that aspires to provide a template for the future of cities."
- Development à la NYC’s Hudson Yards / Boston Seaport looks impressive from afar (investor POV) but dull and uninviting when you set foot on them (city resident POV). Something to stare at vs. Something to harmonize with. - June 7th, 2021
Establishments
- Whitman’s on 10th Avenue, what a delightful surprise. Excellent burger menu, sharp staff, great pickle game. The cheese steak also fantastic. Sat at the corner booth, very soothing classical decor, soft white and blue color palette. You could easily be in the fifties. Great escape from oppressive cityscape. - September 19th, 2021
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