Former industrial site in Queens transformed into Hunter's Point South Park

A salt marsh and a cantilevered viewing platform are among the features in an extensive new park that stretches along the East River in Long Island City, Queens.Encompassing 11 acres (4.4 hectares), the Hunter's Point South Park was constructed on a post-industrial, waterfront site that looks toward Manhattan. The project was a collaboration between landscape architecture firm SWA/Balsley and architecture studio Weiss/Manfredi, both based in New York. Global firm Arup served as the infrastructur