Welcome back, Mr. Vessel!
Finally, Hudson Yards' iconic vertical sculpture and tourist platform will come to life again on Monday, reopening to the public after more than three years.
The gently regulated 16-story stupid building was now safe for everyone and worth the wait.
Associated Companies, the developer of Hudson Yards, closed the honeycomb-like structure in August 2021 following the tragic suicide deaths of four people.
Associate and designer Thomas Heatherwick spent more than two years redesigning the copper-colored colossus with new safety measures while maintaining its architectural integrity and spectacular views from various levels. I came up with this.
The ship currently has spider-like protective floor-to-ceiling steel mesh screens installed on all floors above the second floor, except for the top floor, where they could not be installed due to the lack of a ceiling. Masu.
The hexagonal pattern mesh is so delicate that it is almost invisible from within 100 feet. You can see it when you're on the surface of a structure, but it doesn't obstruct your view.
A tour led by Hudson Yards Chief Operating Officer Andrew Rosen revealed that the Vessel's maze of interlocking stairs and platforms is just as fun as ever.
However, not all of the 80 landings and 154 staircases are open to the public.
Affiliates has decided to close the uptown-facing side above the second floor, at least for the time being. However, the best views are to the south.
The first and second floors remain completely open and there are no mesh barriers.
Jeff T. Blau, CEO of Affiliates, said in a statement that the vessel was “designed to always be able to enter and explore.”
There is overwhelming public demand to do so. Not a day goes by without a visitor asking where they can buy tickets or when we will reopen. ”
CEO Stephen M. Ross, a former affiliate chairman, first said in 2016 that Hudson Yards would soon have an iconic structure to rival the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
He may have exaggerated things.
But the $200 million-plus Vessel opened in March 2019 and quickly became one of the most photographed (and Instagrammed) places in the world.
Reopening after 2021 remained unclear until last April, when the Post reported that it would reopen by the end of 2024.
Admission is $10, the same as before the museum closed. Visitors from New York City with proof of residency will be admitted free on Thursday.
