At some point in their lives, almost every American went to the Big Apple. Therefore, discussing a major new Manhattan attraction in the Travel column does not require an apology.
Its name is Hudson Code, and it is the largest private financing ever.
It was built on a vast railroad track in Midtown New York and required years of construction and billions of dollars.
After that, New York visitors will be urged to live in hotels, eat in restaurants, attend theaters, shop at Mammoth Stores, hang out on its skyscrapers, and view the rest of the city from a one-hundred-storey observation platform. In terms of view, the Empire State Building will be surpassed.
The Hudson yard opened a few weeks ago (at least a third of it has been completed), and I saw it at the worst time, thousands of flocking to the thousands on the opening day.
Over time, there will be a lot of landscaping and many other futuristic buildings designed as theaters, apartments, schools, offices, various gathering places, and (perhaps) libraries, museums and hospitals – a 21st century city within the city.
Just a short walk from Times Square, this new community is a breathtaking variety of accomplishments by the most modern architects, which will accommodate, feed and entertain thousands of people and create 45,000 new jobs.
You, the traveler will need to form his own perspective on its overall visual effects, and numerous art critics compare it to the Rockefeller Center in other parts of the city.
But so far, New Yorkers’ crowds seem to be taking advantage of their facilities and welcoming this exciting and charming town.