Pier 64 - Hudson River Park

[Edward]

Pier 64 (http://www.wirednewyork.com/piers/pier64/default.htm) is condemned; the pier shed is empty. A pier headhouse was demolished in mid-1997 to make room for public access.

http://www.wirednewyork.com/piers/pier64/hudson_river_park_pier64_9march02.jpg



Pier 64 (http://www.wirednewyork.com/piers/pier64/default.htm) and Empire State Building (http://www.wirednewyork.com/landmarks/esb/default.htm). 9 March 2003.

http://www.wirednewyork.com/piers/pier64/pier64_hudson_river_esb_9march03.jpg

[ZippyTheChimp]

Concrete piles being driven at new pier 64
http://img422.imageshack.us/img422/8827/pier6401cyq2.th.jpg (http://img422.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pier6401cyq2.jpg)

[infoshare]

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/4683/05fryingpanlggm3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I have visited this pier many times over the years; it is literally a floating work-of-art done in the "found-object" mode of representation. Rusty old chains, flower pots, and various 'pieces of junk' are are all artfully composed into a delightful feast for the eye. This pier offers free public access year-round; but my favorite time of year to visit is in the spring when the place is decked out out with fresh flowers. I do not know the people who run the place, but somebody there has got a great "eye.

The new temporary location (see aerial views) is at about 26th street.

BTW.... that reminds me, has anyone seen the Yankee (http://www.wirednewyork.com/forum/showpost.php?p=74296&postcount=11) lately?



Article from New York Magazine
For once, rumors of the Frying Pan's demise aren't greatly exaggerated: The venue-cafe's lease on Pier 63 has expired along with Basketball City's. (The city plans to build a new section of Hudson River Park where the railroad barge anchoring the Pan now floats.) Angela Krevy, wife of Steve, the owner, says not to worry: Pending recently commenced negotiations, the John J. Harvey fireboat, the Frying Pan, the kayak storage shed, and the recently opened Cafe du Soleil will tie up at Pier 66A, an old float bridge, and the Pan will serve food at another newly installed section of the park as early as next spring. Question is, will it remain a center of summertime decadence, given the crackdown on West Chelsea nightlife and the fact that it will have to apply for a new liquor license? If nothing else, the operating hours will be abbreviated: The park closes at 1 a.m. "A lot of people want it to open up as same type of facility," Krevy says. "We're hoping that will happen." —Daniel Maurer


http://nymag.com/daily/food/2006/12/city_sinks_beloved_party_vesse.html