Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
News
What's Going on at Pier 40?
By
Jen Chung
Published Jan 8, 2008
Modified Mar 7, 2008
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
Never miss a story
Email address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .
By
Jen Chung
Published Jan 8, 2008
Modified Mar 7, 2008
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
We rely on your support to make local news available to all
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
The fate of Pier 40, located at West Houston Street on the Hudson, was much discussed and debated last year, and 2008 seems to be a year of further reflection. At one point, there was a $625 million idea for it to become an elaborate entertainment venue with a Cirque du Soleil theater, restaurants, and more, while opposing forces wanted there simply to be more green space.
In the waning weeks of December, another group offered up a third plan from the Pier 40 Partnership (made up of local parents), one that heralds green space as well as schools and artist studios, plus a much higher price tag to fix and build out the pier - $125 million versus the Hudson River Park Trust's estimate of $30 million. The partnership also said that the way to build the Pier 40 would be, as the Downtown Express reported, create a "non-profit conservancy with access to tax-free bonds."
The Hudson River Park Trust only has the "Vegas on the Hudson" plan from developer Related and the "People's Pier" plan on their site. If you're interested in the Pier 40 Partnershipplan study, you can download the PDF here. Most of the revenue would be generated by...parking!
Rendering of Pier 40 Partnership's vision of Pier 40
Tagged
cirque du soleil
development
downtown
downtown express
houston
houston street
hudson river
Hudson River Park
hudson river park trust
manhattan
people
pier
pier 40
real estate
vegas
west houston
west houston street
Jen Chung
Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE news
Deer are all over New Jersey roads looking for sex, state officials warn
Mid-October through mid-December is deer mating season, which can be a danger to drivers as the sex-seeking creatures cross roadways throughout the Garden State.
By
Rosemary Misdary
Published Oct 16, 2026 at 4:22 p.m. ET
Man messaged 'I got straight poison' before giving NYC college students fentanyl, feds say
A transcript from an April court hearing sheds new light on what transpired at Fashion Institute of Technology.
By
Samantha Max
News
Man messaged 'I got straight poison' before giving NYC college students fentanyl, feds say
A transcript from an April court hearing sheds new light on what transpired at Fashion Institute of Technology.
By
Samantha Max
Inside the plan to fix the nearly collapsed Pfizer Building, 1/64th of an inch at a time
By
David Brand
School bus carrying autistic students got lost in Brooklyn for 4 hours last year
By
Jessica Gould
NYC’s bridges can last 'forever,' if we take care of them
By
Clayton Guse
Never miss a story
Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.
Sign upEmail address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .