If you have already made the decision to visit it or you are still hesitating, I tell you. Its 345 meters high and terraces with glass floors and walls, offer the possibility to see the city from the sky like no other observation deck. Once completed, visitors will enjoy a stunning view of New York City from an observation deck that allows them to stand right on the “Edge. In March 2020, The Edge finally opened its doors to the public, becoming one of New Yorks most sought-after attractions for tourists and locals alike. A nine-foot-tall angled glass wall will enclose the deck. Access to the Glass Floor, Angled Glass Walls, Skyline Steps and Eastern Point. The Edge sky deck is the second highest outdoor observation deck in New York City with a height of 1,131 feet (345 meters). The only way to get to The Apex is on the City Climb NYC experience. The nearby Vessel at Hudson Yards is worth a visit It is open every. Access to the highest outdoor sky deck in the Western Hemisphere. At 1,271 feet (387 meters), The Apex at the Edge NYC is the highest outdoor observation deck in the Western Hemisphere. Starting March 11, 2020, Edge will be open every day 365 days a year from 8 am - Midnight. Each piece will be bolted together and anchored to the east and south facing sides of the skyscraper. 360 degree views from the indoor deck on level 100.
Look 100 stories down from the thrilling glass floor, lean out over the city on angled glass walls and. It's suspended in mid-air, giving you the feeling of floating in the sky with 360-degree views you can't get anywhere else.
An international endeavor, designers used materials from many different parts of the world, including granite quarried in Virginia and finished in Quebec, structural glass from Germany, and steel from Italy, where the observation deck was fully assembled and then broken down into fifteen sections to be shipped by boat to New York City and reassembled.ĭue to the immense weight of the observation deck, totaling around 765,000 pounds, two cranes will be required to lift each of the fifteen pieces in to place, in what Hudson Yards calls a “Jigsaw Puzzle in the Sky.” Each section varies in weight, ranging from 35,000 pounds and 102,000 pounds. Edge is the highest outdoor observation deck in the Western Hemisphere with a one-of-a-kind design. Designers gave the observation deck a modern, unobtrusive style that adds to the feeling of being in the clouds. The viewing area will span 7,500 square feet, allowing brave visitors to walk on the glass floor in the center of the triangular structure and see clearly down to the ground below.īuilt as a cantilever bridge, the “Edge” juts out sixty-five feet into the sky to offer dramatic views. Called the “Edge,” the Hudson Yards observation deck will stretch over the city’s skyline from the building’s 100 th floor, at a height of over 1,100 feet in the air. By 2020, New York City will be home to the tallest observation deck in the Western Hemisphere and the fifth highest in the world. General Admission 360 New York views from the indoor observation deck on Level 100 Access to the highest outdoor sky deck in the Western Hemisphere Access.