Pier 26 Tide Deck — Local services in New York

This pier has been a long time coming. Many fits and starts and changes to the original design and its lack (for now) of a new home for the River Project, all led me to think it would be a big disappointment. I'm glad to say I was wrong. Strictly as an open space and one new for the city, a city very much in need of them, it succeeds and then some. I visited the manmade estuarine environment several weeks ago on my paddle board but could not get a very good view of it as it was high tide at the time. Seeing it from above, however, I can see its potential. It will provide New Yorkers with a tiny sense of just what much of our island's coastline looked like in the distant past, that is if the native seagrasses are able to survive their first winter and start to look more natural. It will be a real shame if the ramp down to within a few feet of the water is not open regularly. In closing, I have to say that the raised view looking south toward the Battery and Staten Island at the end of the pier is now one of my favorites...

This place is like heaven. I biked southward from midtown along the west side highway’s protected bike lanes and stopped at this gem to take a break and watch the sun set over New Jersey. Wonderful pier with greenery, swings, deck on the water, and sports court. Also, no one was smoking when I visited...

I went to this place so many times while I was in New York. While you are there you completely forget about the hectic city and you can just relax. It’s wonderful during the day but even more stunning...