When complete, it will be 4 acres (1.6 ha) in area, six blocks long, and run north–south between 33rd and 39th Streets. The boulevard will be in the center of the park when complete. Construction will be in two phases; the first phase, located between 33rd and 36th Streets, was under construction from 2012 to August 2015. The construction of the section between 36th and 37th Streets is underway as of summer 2021. The second phase[1] has no timeline. The total cost of the project is more than $30 million.
MTA depiction of the 33rd and 34th Streets block of the park and boulevard, with subway entrance and buildings included
In the 1930s, there was a proposal to build a street in the middle of the block between 10th and 11th Avenues, running from 34th to 42nd Streets within roughly the same place as the current Hudson Boulevard. It would have fed into the Lincoln Tunnel. One block of the street was actually built between 40th and 41st Streets. The road was named Galvin Avenue, after Port Authority of New York and New Jersey chair John F. Galvin, and was labeled as such through the 1980s.[2] This name was still in use as recently as 2017,[3] although there are no street signs for it.
In January 2005, the New York City Council approved the rezoning of about 60 blocks from 28th to 43rd Streets, creating the neighborhood of Hudson Yards;[4] the need for a park in the area was seen when Hudson Yards was being planned.[5]
The park and boulevard was developed concurrently with the New York City Subway's 7 Subway Extension to 34th Street. The park contains the two entrances to the 34th Street station.[6] The first entrance is located between 33rd and 34th streets,[6] and a second entrance is between 34th and 35th streets.[7]
A business improvement district for the park, started in early 2014,[12] is being led by Robert J. Benfatto Jr., of Manhattan Community Board 4. The BID has a $1.2 million budget in its first year, which will go up to $3 million in subsequent years. Its budget is used for Hudson Park maintenance and operations, district-wide services and improvements, administration and advocacy.
As of August 2014[update], the section of the park between 33rd and 34th Streets was completed, and was to open at the end of 2014.[13][14][15] However, the section between 34th and 36th Streets was delayed to August 2015, while the 33rd to 34th Streets section did not open until the 34th Street station opened on September 13, 2015.[16]
Phase 1 of the park, which was opened in July 2015Fountains in the park
The boulevard is split into two, with a Hudson Boulevard East and a Hudson Boulevard West. The park serves as a median.[18] The boulevard starts from a restricted driveway (extending from 31st Street westbound) at 33rd Street and is one-way northbound to 35th Street, with the park to the west of the roadway. North of 35th Street, a southbound roadway forms and the park is located between the two roadways up to 36th Street. Future plans call for the park to be extended up to 39th Street (although the western roadway ends at 38th Street, the eastern roadway and the park go up to 39th Street). Then, a High Line-style promenade above the Lincoln Tunnel entrance will be constructed in the second phase to connect the greenway to 42nd Street.[13][19] The boulevard's southern end is integrated with the Hudson Yards Public Square, an L-shaped public square that is intended to be Hudson Yards' centerpiece.[20]
The first phase of the park and boulevard has lawns, a fountain, a café, wooden benches, planting beds, and a playground. Three fountains between 34th and 35th Street are able to detect wind speeds and shut off during high winds. A 50-foot-high pole designed by James Carpenter between 35th and 36th Streets was built as a café location.[13] Additionally, the AmtrakEmpire Connection will run underneath the park.[21] The park will be owned by the city.[22] It, along with the High Line, Hudson Yards public square, and Hudson River Park, will create a pedestrian-friendly greenway. The first phase and part of the second phase of Hudson Boulevard West is already completed.[13]
The boulevard is bordered on the west and east between 33rd and 34th Streets by the future locations of 55 Hudson Yards and 50 Hudson Yards, respectively.[23] Currently, the 55 Hudson Yards space is occupied by a subway ventilation building, with a facade containing a U.S. flag pattern on the side of the building facing the park and boulevard.[13] On April 30, 2014, Tishman Speyer announced the acquisition of land between the Hudson Park & Boulevard and Tenth Avenue, between 34th and 35th Streets; which will be razed[24][25] to make way for a "Hudson Spire", to be the tallest building in America with a potential height of over 1,800 feet (549 m) and 108 stories.[26]
Although the boulevard is six blocks long, the 30-foot-wide (9.1 m) park[20] extends as a non-vehicular greenway north to 42nd Street via a pedestrian bridge, and through the Hudson Yards development south to 30th Street and connecting with the High Line.[21]
One side of the park is to be commercial and the other side residential.[5]
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This article is about Hudson Park in Hudson Yards For the park in Greenwich Village formerly named Hudson Park see James J Walker Park Hudson Park and Boulevard is a greenway and boulevard in Hell s Kitchen Manhattan in New York City being built as part of the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project It lies between 10th and 11th Avenues The park officially called Bella Abzug Park is located in the median of the boulevard which consists of two one way roads that run parallel to each other Bella Abzug ParkHudson BoulevardHudson ParkHudson Park between 34th Street and 35th StreetMaintained byHudson Yards Hell s Kitchen AllianceLength1 200 ft 370 m LocationManhattan New York CityPostal code10001 10018North end36th Street phase 1 39th Street phase 2a 42nd Street phase 2b South end33rd StreetEastTenth AvenueWestEleventh AvenueConstructionCommissioned2014 9 years ago 2014 Construction start2007 phase 1 late 2020 phase 2 CompletionLate 2014 phase 1 2023 phase 2 When complete it will be 4 acres 1 6 ha in area six blocks long and run north south between 33rd and 39th Streets The boulevard will be in the center of the park when complete Construction will be in two phases the first phase located between 33rd and 36th Streets was under construction from 2012 to August 2015 The construction of the section between 36th and 37th Streets is underway as of summer 2021 The second phase 1 has no timeline The total cost of the project is more than 30 million Contents 1 History 2 Description 3 Notable sites along the boulevard 4 References 5 External linksHistory Edit MTA depiction of the 33rd and 34th Streets block of the park and boulevard with subway entrance and buildings includedIn the 1930s there was a proposal to build a street in the middle of the block between 10th and 11th Avenues running from 34th to 42nd Streets within roughly the same place as the current Hudson Boulevard It would have fed into the Lincoln Tunnel One block of the street was actually built between 40th and 41st Streets The road was named Galvin Avenue after Port Authority of New York and New Jersey chair John F Galvin and was labeled as such through the 1980s 2 This name was still in use as recently as 2017 3 although there are no street signs for it In January 2005 the New York City Council approved the rezoning of about 60 blocks from 28th to 43rd Streets creating the neighborhood of Hudson Yards 4 the need for a park in the area was seen when Hudson Yards was being planned 5 The park and boulevard was developed concurrently with the New York City Subway s 7 Subway Extension to 34th Street The park contains the two entrances to the 34th Street station 6 The first entrance is located between 33rd and 34th streets 6 and a second entrance is between 34th and 35th streets 7 Phase one of the park s layout led by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates 8 was finished in January 2012 9 Construction began in January 2012 10 Since the boulevard was brand new it would conform to New York City Department of Transportation standards set in 2012 A traffic signal was installed at 34th Street to facilitate pedestrian flow through the park 11 A business improvement district for the park started in early 2014 12 is being led by Robert J Benfatto Jr of Manhattan Community Board 4 The BID has a 1 2 million budget in its first year which will go up to 3 million in subsequent years Its budget is used for Hudson Park maintenance and operations district wide services and improvements administration and advocacy As of August 2014 update the section of the park between 33rd and 34th Streets was completed and was to open at the end of 2014 13 14 15 However the section between 34th and 36th Streets was delayed to August 2015 while the 33rd to 34th Streets section did not open until the 34th Street station opened on September 13 2015 16 On March 1 2019 the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation announced that Hudson Park was to be renamed in honor of Bella Abzug a New York representative and one of the leading endorsers of the second wave feminism movement This was part of an effort by Bill de Blasio s association s plan to recognize female New Yorkers during Women s History Month 17 Description Edit Phase 1 of the park which was opened in July 2015 Fountains in the parkThe boulevard is split into two with a Hudson Boulevard East and a Hudson Boulevard West The park serves as a median 18 The boulevard starts from a restricted driveway extending from 31st Street westbound at 33rd Street and is one way northbound to 35th Street with the park to the west of the roadway North of 35th Street a southbound roadway forms and the park is located between the two roadways up to 36th Street Future plans call for the park to be extended up to 39th Street although the western roadway ends at 38th Street the eastern roadway and the park go up to 39th Street Then a High Line style promenade above the Lincoln Tunnel entrance will be constructed in the second phase to connect the greenway to 42nd Street 13 19 The boulevard s southern end is integrated with the Hudson Yards Public Square an L shaped public square that is intended to be Hudson Yards centerpiece 20 The first phase of the park and boulevard has lawns a fountain a cafe wooden benches planting beds and a playground Three fountains between 34th and 35th Street are able to detect wind speeds and shut off during high winds A 50 foot high pole designed by James Carpenter between 35th and 36th Streets was built as a cafe location 13 Additionally the Amtrak Empire Connection will run underneath the park 21 The park will be owned by the city 22 It along with the High Line Hudson Yards public square and Hudson River Park will create a pedestrian friendly greenway The first phase and part of the second phase of Hudson Boulevard West is already completed 13 The boulevard is bordered on the west and east between 33rd and 34th Streets by the future locations of 55 Hudson Yards and 50 Hudson Yards respectively 23 Currently the 55 Hudson Yards space is occupied by a subway ventilation building with a facade containing a U S flag pattern on the side of the building facing the park and boulevard 13 On April 30 2014 Tishman Speyer announced the acquisition of land between the Hudson Park amp Boulevard and Tenth Avenue between 34th and 35th Streets which will be razed 24 25 to make way for a Hudson Spire to be the tallest building in America with a potential height of over 1 800 feet 549 m and 108 stories 26 Although the boulevard is six blocks long the 30 foot wide 9 1 m park 20 extends as a non vehicular greenway north to 42nd Street via a pedestrian bridge and through the Hudson Yards development south to 30th Street and connecting with the High Line 21 One side of the park is to be commercial and the other side residential 5 Notable sites along the boulevard Edit3 Hudson Boulevard planned building 34th Street subway station serving the 7 and lt 7 gt trains 50 Hudson Yards under construction building 55 Hudson Yards buildingReferences Edit THE WESTERN YARD hudsonyardsnewyork com LAST OF THE HIGH LINE Chelsea Forgotten New York October 10 2014 Retrieved January 14 2018 Geiger Dan January 19 2017 Silverstein Properties reboots Far West Side development plans Crain s New York Business Retrieved January 14 2018 Purnick Joyce January 2 2005 What Rises in the West Uncertainty The New York Times Retrieved March 6 2010 a b Malesevic D S September 11 2014 CB4 s Benfatto Tapped to Head Hudson Yards Hell s Kitchen BID Chelsea Now Archived from the original on September 14 2014 Retrieved September 13 2014 a b Capital Program 7 Line Extension MTA info December 20 2013 Retrieved January 30 2014 Cuozzo Steve June 5 2012 No 7 train 6 mos late New York Post Retrieved April 21 2014 Chen Olivia December 7 2008 MVVA Designs Hudson Park and Boulevard Inhabitat Retrieved May 22 2014 Hudson Park and Boulevard Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates Archived from the original on January 7 2014 Retrieved January 6 2014 Hudson Park amp Boulevard Hudson Yards Development Corporation February 16 2011 Archived from the original on March 10 2014 Retrieved January 6 2014 Streetscape Manual Hudson Park and Boulevard PDF Hudson Yards Development Corporation May 2012 Archived from the original PDF on March 15 2019 Stiffler Scott January 15 2014 Hudson Yards Hell s Kitchen Alliance became fully operational in February 2015 Chelsea Now Archived from the original on May 12 2014 Retrieved May 9 2014 a b c d e Rosenberg Zoe August 14 2014 Tour Hudson Boulevard and Park the City s Next Park Avenue Curbed Retrieved August 26 2014 Dailey Jessica July 22 2014 55 Photos Inside the Hudson Yards Construction Site The Real Deal Retrieved July 28 2014 A Park Takes Shape In Hudson Yards District The Wall Street Journal July 21 2014 Retrieved July 28 2014 Hogan Gwynne August 13 2015 New Park Begins Transformation of Industrial Hudson Yards District DNAinfo New York Archived from the original on August 16 2015 Retrieved August 20 2015 NYC Parks announces the renaming of Hudson Yards Park in honor of activist congresswoman Bella Abzug NYC Parks March 1 2019 Archived from the original on April 3 2019 Retrieved April 3 2019 Hudson Park and Boulevard Hudson Yards New York Archived from the original on May 25 2016 Retrieved May 9 2014 Langdon Philip December 2 2011 New York plans an out of place boulevard Better Cities and Towns Archived from the original on May 22 2014 Retrieved May 22 2014 a b Hudson Yards Set to Alter Skyline Transform Neighborhood Chelsea Now February 6 2013 Archived from the original on July 24 2014 Retrieved June 2 2014 a b Dailey Jessica December 7 2012 With Hudson Yards Comes a 4 Acre 10 Block Long Park Curbed NY Retrieved January 6 2014 Related Hudson Yards Hudson Park amp Boulevard Therealdeal com June 3 2013 Retrieved January 6 2014 The Master Plan 17 Million Square Foot Mixed Use Development Hudson Yards hudsonyardsnewyork com Archived from the original on July 13 2016 Retrieved May 12 2014 Tishman Speyer Acquires the Rights to Develop 2 85 Million Square Foot Tower in Manhattan s Hudson Yards District Press release Tishman Speyer April 30 2014 Tishman Speyer Acquires the Rights to Develop 2 85 Million Square Foot Tower in Manhattan s Hudson Yards District Digital Journal Press release April 30 2014 Alberts Hana R February 6 2014 Meet Hudson Spire The U S s Potential Future Tallest Tower Curbed NY Retrieved June 4 2014 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hudson Park and Boulevard KML file edit help Template Attached KML Hudson Park and BoulevardKML is from Wikidata Hudson Yards New York page Archived May 25 2016 at the Wayback Machine Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project Map of the planned boulevard and park www hudsonyardshellskitchenalliance org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hudson Park and Boulevard amp oldid 1171363568, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
