The $47.5 million project – funded mostly by New York State’s capital budget with supplemental funds from a transfer of development rights sale – spans 2.5 acres of open space with walking promenades, a sloping lawn, 16,000-square feet of flowers and plants and an “all-ages” granite slide.

Designed by !menk, the new Pier 97 features 2.5 acres of public open space, complete with amenities like a playground, athletic field, and a sloping sun lawn.