Beach in the Big Apple? NYC to open two beaches, one on the Hudson River this summer
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New York City has plans to open a new beach in Manhattan at the end of the summer of 2023, plus a second beach in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on the East River, reportedly by 2028.
The Manhattan-based beach will be built on Hudson River Park’s Gansevoort Peninsula at the city’s west end, a park spokesperson told Fox News Digital. An aerial view of the new Gansevoort Peninsula on the west side of Manhattan, New York. (James Corner Field Operations, courtesy of the Hudson River Park Trust) Swimming will not be permitted, but kayakers and small boaters can access the Hudson River from Manhattan's new beach. (James Corner Field Operations, courtesy of the Hudson River Park Trust) Angelica Stabile is a lifestyle writer for Fox News Digital.
The park’s website says the beach, located just north of W 12 St. near the Meatpacking District, will be built on solid ground and developed into a "large green oasis."
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