Creating the Hudson River Park: Environmental and Community Activism, Politics, and Greed

by Tom Fox

The 4-mile-long, 550-acre Hudson River Park is nearing completion and is the largest park built in Manhattan since Central Park opened more than 150 years ago. It has transformed a derelict waterfront, protected the Hudson River estuary, preserved commercial maritime activities, created new recreational opportunities for millions of New Yorkers, enhanced tourism, stimulated redevelopment in adjacent neighborhoods, and set a precedent for waterfront...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1978814011
• ISBN13: 9781978814011
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 428 Pages
• Weight: 1.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 16 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 11 and higher