The Vessel from the inside
Hudson Yards is the section of Manhattan on the extreme west side south of the Javits Center. In recent years it has been developed with shopping malls, tourist attractions, museums, residential and office buildings. Since there is a new station on the #7 line right there, I thought we would take a ride over and see what is there.
We first saw the Vessel, a spiral staircase that allows people to enjoy new perspectives of the city from different heights, angles, and vantage points. We found out that we had to get tickets with a smartphone for a few hours later. We did walk the stairs to the very top. Since I grew up in a walk-up apartment, this trip upstairs was a "piece of cake."
View from the Vessel
While we were waiting we stopped by The Shed, a new arts center. We saw two exhibits:
- Collision/Coalition - Three new commissions exploring social and cultural confrontations and alliances
- Open Call - New work from 52 NYC-based emerging artists and collectives
The nice thing about The Shed is that it is free.
It's a good thing that we left when we did as a few hours later there was a power failure in parts of Manhattan,
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