Bookable
An Apollonaut travel guide
A new neighbourhood on the West Side.
An introduction to Hudson Yards, where new towers rise over the rail yards between the High Line and the Hudson River.
On this page
Read the city from the High Line
From the High Line, the towers of Hudson Yards rise to the north, with the triangular deck of Edge near the top of 30 Hudson Yards.
A city guide can give context without turning a neighbourhood into a backdrop. Notice how new buildings meet older streets, warehouses and the river.
Glass, steel and a platform
Much of what supports Hudson Yards is out of sight: a platform over the rail yards, resting on caissons sunk into the bedrock, carries the plazas and towers above the tracks.
Begin with a detail and ask how it was made and maintained. A photograph alone cannot tell you who fitted a glass wall or built a platform, or the conditions in which they worked.
An observation chapter
From the sky deck, Midtown’s towers stand to the east and the Hudson River runs along the west, with the older streets of Chelsea below.
Look at the meeting of old and new: low brick buildings beside glass towers, and rail tracks beneath a public plaza.
Make room for context
Pair this city reading with Edge’s history and the Journal. This is an introduction for visitors, not a claim that our team manages these places or represents the people who made them.
Read at the source
Sources & further reading
Links lead to the original publishers.
