New York's US$25 billion (NZ$36.5 billion) Hudson Yards development is open to the public, offering both basic daily life amenities and luxuries that have earned it the nickname "Manhattan's mini-city". The Vessel, designed by Thomas Heatherwick, has 154 interconnecting open-air staircases, and for photographers, 8 viewing landings and is made of bronzed steel and concreteMARK LENNIHAN/AP The Vessel is the visual centerpiece of the complex. CNN will be a tenant at Hudson Yards along with its parent company, WarnerMedia. MARK LENNIHAN/AP The "Vessel," a 46-metre-tall structure of climbable interlocking staircases in the Hudson Yards development in New York. The rest of Hudson Yards is to be constructed by 2025.

Source: Stuff March 19, 2019 23:03 UTC