Gantry Plaza State Park

Gantry Plaza State Park is situated in New York City State Park. The park is located on the west side of Queens ' on the East River and offers a good view on the opposite Manhattan.

History

The original ten -acre park, which opened in May 1998 and expanded to include six more in July 2009. The southern part of the park has been created from an old harbor area today are here several so-called " gantry cranes".

Before the construction of the park was a Pepsi bottling plant in the northern part of present-day area.

Within the park there is plenty of seating, Angelpiere and a promenade. The remaining still from the production plant of Pepsi 37 long and 18 meters high Pepsi advertising sign, which had previously been on the production hall was re-erected in the park and is now the symbol of the park.

Trivia

The Gantry Park was previously seen in two films. His first " appearance " had the park in the movie Munich, in the view of Manhattan served as the final scene of the film. The second and so far last appearance of the park had in The Interpreter, as Silvia Broome, who was played by Nicole Kidman, the character of Sean Penn, Tobin Keller, adopted on a fence in the park.

The park also appears in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV.