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Pier 40 (officially known as Pier 40 at Hudson River Park) is a parking garage, sports facility, and former marine terminal at the west end of Houston Street in Manhattan, New York, within Hudson River Park. It is home to the New York Knights of the USA Rugby League, though it is primarily used by youth and high school athletics.
Former Cunard Line pier. Currently part of Hudson River Park 86 12th Ave and W. 46th St. 2006 Former freight pier demolished in 2006. New pier hosts the Intrepid Museum: 87 12th Ave and W. 47th St. Demolished 88 12th Ave and W. 48th St. 1937 Original pier demolished for New York Passenger Ship Terminal expansion in the 1930s. Currently one of ...
Pier 40 is located at Houston Street, and the numbering of the piers to the north correspond to the nearest numbered street plus 40 – thus, for example, North River Pier 86 is at West 46th Street. Most of the piers that once existed in lower Manhattan fell into disuse or were destroyed in the last half of the 20th century.
Hudson River Park is a waterfront park on the North River (Hudson River) that extends from 59th Street south to Battery Park in the New York City borough of Manhattan.The park, a component of the Manhattan Waterfront Greenway, stretches 4.5 miles (7.2 km) and comprises 550 acres (220 ha), [2] making it the second-largest park in Manhattan after the 843-acre (341 ha) Central Park.
English: Pier 40 at Hudson River Park, 45 and 46 in Manhattan, as seen from One World Observatory. Date: 19 June 2015, 21:50:18: Source: Own work: Author: MusikAnimal:
The archway is the only remaining identifiable piece of Pier 54 Pier 54 in 2012 Pier 54 at 40°44′29″N 74°0′36″W / 40.74139°N 74.01000°W / 40.74139; -74.01000 , part of the historic Chelsea Piers, is associated with the 1912 Titanic and 1915 Lusitania maritime disasters, when it was used by the Cunard
The Normandie, renamed USS Lafayette, lies capsized in the frozen mud at Pier 88 in the winter of 1942. The Manhattan Cruise Terminal, formerly known as the New York Passenger Ship Terminal or Port Authority Passenger Ship Terminal is a ship terminal for ocean-going passenger ships in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, New York City. [3]
In addition to Pier 40, VCB also runs a public rowing branch in Prospect Park lake and since 2016 boatbuilding classes at Brooklyn Bridge Park during the summer months. In 2016 a 14-foot-long Whitehall rowboat was built in bi-weekly and weekend boatbuilding sessions. [5]