Hudson Yards and the High Line

 

 Hudson Yards and The Vessel

One of the newest NYC attractions is Hudson Yards, a multi-billion dollar complex of office buildings, residences, and an extremely high-end shopping mall complete with trendy eateries. The star of the show, though, is The Vessel, an interactive art installation that dares visitors to climb its honeycomb-like stairways. I'm not a big fan of heights, but even I couldn't resist.

The Yards, built over rail yards next to the Hudson River, is also the northernmost terminus of the High Line, a nearly two-mile-long greenway that used to be an old defunct elevated rail line. On a beautiful day—like the day we visited—the walkway is almost as crowded as Times Square!

The Vessel up close

 

Inside The Vessel

 

Inside, looking across The Vessel

 

Tim on top of the world

 

Looking down on the rail yard and tourists 

 

On the ground again, looking up at our reflection

 

View of The Vessel from the Neiman Marcus observation deck

 

Mall food: Little Spain Mercado

 

Carnes a la Brasa 

 

Last peak at The Vessel before getting on the High Line

 

Fabulous architecture on the High Line

 

And the Empire State Building in the distance

 

Plus art, too

 

Ladies Liberty mural

 

And speaking of art, as soon as we got off the High Line we saw

a couple taping a long coloring "roll" on a wall. "Can anyone play?" I asked the woman.

"Yes," she said as she handed me a bunch of pens. A few

minutes later, 20 people had joined us and were coloring. So wonderful!