Visitors will enjoy varying levels of thrill from sharing a champagne toast under the clouds to leaning over the city up against the angled glass walls or taking in the view on the outdoor skyline steps from the 100th to 101st floor.
NEW YORK - Come March 2020, visitors to New York will have an amazing
view of the city with the opening of Hudson Yards’ Edge, the western hemisphere’s
highest outdoor observation deck.
The deck, extending 80ft (24.3m) from the 100th floor of
30 Hudson Yards, will open to the public on March 11 next year, offering
visitors the opportunity to see and experience New York City like never before.
From its record-setting height of 1,131 feet (344.7m), Edge will
reveal never-before-seen views of NYC, Western New Jersey and New York State
spanning up to 80 miles (129kms).
Visitors will enjoy varying levels of thrill from sharing a
champagne toast under the clouds to leaning over the city up against the angled
glass walls or taking in the view on the outdoor skyline steps from the 100th to 101st floor.
“You’ve never experienced New York like this before,” said Jason
Horkin, executive director of Hudson Yards Experiences. “Stepping onto Edge is
like walking out into the sky. ”
Edge will be open seven days a week year-round from 8:00am
to midnight. General admission adult tickets are US$36 purchased online and US$38
purchased on-site.
Child tickets are US$31 purchased online and US$33 on-site.
A champagne bar, located on the 100th Floor, will be
operated by London-based rhubarb hospitality group. Rhubarb will
also operate Peak, the restaurant, bar, café and event space located on the 101st Floor.
Edge will be a major focal point of Hudson Yards, the 28-acre neighbourhood
on Manhattan’s West Side.
Tickets for visits in March 2020 are now available on the Edge website
at http://www.edgenyc.com/.