Education
Things to Do, Destinations
and General Information
Education in Hudson
River Park
Hudson River Park is situated within a unique environment in Manhattan. Encompassing five miles of upland park and over 400 acres of estuarine sanctuary, the park offers unparalleled opportunities for learning through walking tours, field trips and hands-on activities that touch on all of the State of New York’s learning standards.
Park Programs
State Subjects
Arts
Civics
Ecology
Health
History
Government
Journalism
Science
Public Service
Cornell University
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
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Hudson River Park Trust • 353 West St. (at W.Houston St.), Pier 40, 2nd floor, NY, NY 10014
EMAIL • phone: 212-627-2020 • fax: 212-627-2021
Here are just some of the things you'll learn by participating in some of Hudson River Park's guided history tours . . .
- Robert Fulton launched the Clermont, the first steamship, from Pier 45 in Greenwich Village in 1809.
- The Titanic was scheduled to arrive at Chelsea Piers on April 16, 1912 at the conclusion of her maiden voyage. Survivors returned to Pier 54 on the Carpathia.
- Today’s Tribeca was once a 62-acre farm belonging to Norwegian immigrant Anneke Jansen Bogardus.
Barrow's Goldeneye