Hudson River Park
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Urban park Riverfront park Estuarine sanctuary |
| Location | Between Battery Place and West 59th Street West Side, Manhattan, New York City |
| Area | 550 acres (220 ha) |
| Opened | July 23, 1998 |
| Operated by |
State of New York City of New York Hudson River Park Trust |
| Visitors | 17 million (in 2015) |
| Status | Open |
| Hiking trails | 4 miles (6.4 km) |
| Website | www |
Hudson River Park is a waterside park on the North River (Hudson River), and is the part of the Manhattan Waterfront Greenway that extends from 59th Street south to Battery Park in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is a joint state and city collaboration. It is a 550-acre (2.2 km2) park stretching 4.5 miles (7.2 km), making it the second-biggest park in Manhattan after Central Park. The park arose as part of the West Side Highway replacement project in the wake of the abandoned Westway plan.
Bicycle and pedestrian paths, spanning the park north to south, open up the waterfront for recreational use. The park includes tennis and soccer fields, batting cages, children's playground, dog run, and many other features. The parkland also incorporates several rebuilt North River piers along its length, formerly used for shipping.
Hudson River Park connects many other recreational sites and landmarks. It runs through the Manhattan neighborhoods of Lower Manhattan (including Battery Park City, World Trade Center, and Tribeca), Greenwich Village (including the West Village and Meatpacking District), Chelsea, and Midtown West (which includes Hudson Yards and Hell's Kitchen/Clinton).
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