{"id":72298,"date":"2023-01-02T22:43:41","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T02:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/?p=72298"},"modified":"2023-12-10T06:38:42","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T10:38:42","slug":"7-stunning-rooftop-gardens-in-new-york-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/72298\/7-stunning-rooftop-gardens-in-new-york-city\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Stunning Rooftop Gardens In New York City"},"content":{"rendered":"

When we think about <\/span>visiting New York<\/span><\/a> there are a lot of things that come to mind. The Statue of Liberty, Broadway, the Empire State Building, Times Square, the Brooklyn Bridge, well-known museums, the most exclusive hotels, and many other world-famous attractions of the greatest cities in the world. <\/span><\/p>\n

But the \u2018Concrete Jungle\u2019\u2019 – as some like to call it – can offer different experiences as well. One of the surprising facts is that New York City has around 1,700 parks in various parts of the city. <\/span><\/p>\n

Also, New York can pride itself on many stunning rooftop gardens and farms that are built to preserve biodiversity, reduce gas emissions, preserve native pollinators, protect from floods as well as for food production. <\/span><\/p>\n

Some of these green rooftop havens are not open to tourists – but most of them you can put on your bucket list of <\/span>attractions to see when visiting NYC<\/span><\/a>. Here are some of the locations we found most interesting.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. NYC’s largest rooftop park is at Pier 57<\/span><\/h2>\n

New York City\u2019s <\/span>largest public rooftop park<\/span><\/a> was opened in the middle of April at Pier 57 in Chelsea. <\/span><\/p>\n

The park spreads over an almost 2-acre space and is open for the public all year long from 7 AM until 10 PM. Park was a part of a $410 million renovation of the Hudson River Park structure which now features 350,000 square feet of <\/span>offices with lush green plants<\/span><\/a> \u2013 and Google rents the majority of office spaces. The park recently served as an outdoor screening location for the 2022 TriBeCa Film Festival.  <\/span><\/p>\n

If you want to visit – you must first reach Pier 57 (obviously) – and go to the south side near City Winery to access the rooftop park. The main entrance is from the south side of the pier that faces the water. When you reach the inside, go to the elevator or stairs to reach the roof. <\/span><\/p>\n

Watch this video to get a glimpse:<\/p>\n