It's a battle of we like it and we hate it for the sake of hating it . You could design a perfect building with a 0 carbon foot print and someone would still bitch about it . Humans are just fucked up things .
One of the things misunderstood about NYC I think is the costs. Sure, it's very expensive to live there, but if you're just visiting for a short time you can definitely find reasonably priced food, especially if you don't mind regularly eating slices of pizza, which are also consistently good.
Yeah it doesn’t really look well integrated with the surroundings. Also it looks so ugly from directly above for some reason lol but pretty nice from ground view I guess
During Sandy my street was under 5 ft of water FEMA put me up at the W for3 months and sent me a $2,500 check. Gild Hall a Thompson Square Hotel an additional month.
@@rashad123us Sure, but the issue with hurricane Sandy wasn’t so much the wind speed… but the size, amount of rain, and length of time that the storm hovered in the region. Huge amounts of rainfall compounded with storm surge was the problem… not the category of the storm as it relates to wind speed.
Think they did an amazing job. Really beautiful space. Love how the amphitheater is the centerpiece of the park. Bet it's a fantastic view at sunset. Well done.
As a New York resident, it's a bit disappointing that such a large fund was available, we could have done many more small parks than just one difficult and costly one. Not saying it isn't nice or will not be used, but we could have had 4-5 spots spread around the city rather than one. That's the only genuine complaint, I feel.
Yes, taking a step further back still, it is a lovely space, but it seems odd that in the long run, what we’ve done is de-naturalize (pave over) space and then, at enormous cost, construct an artificial recreation of what we worked so hard to pave a century or two prior.
@@Steve-eq8iz yeah, actually. like the little island has limited capacity, bc its so small, and also you aren't allowed to bring dogs, and there doesnt seem anything to do there except walk around and take photos.
Brilliant story telling once again you guys. Such a pleasure to listen and learn about the process leading to such stunning results. Keep up the great work!
I remember when The High Line was built. I thought it was gonna be dumb. Years later when I finally visited, I was proven wrong. It’s now an iconic place that buzzes with a vibrant, cosmopolitan energy 🏙 hoping this little island does too 👏
I recently vacation in NYC and got the opportunity to visit Little Island. Beautiful place ant the best part it’s free!! p.s. I felt so knowledgeable on NYC development . Every time I looked up said to myself “hey! I know the story of that building :)”. Thanks B1M!!!!🙌🏽
I think the ending says it all. When I went to New York, I wanted to visit this island, only to discover that all the time slots (for that day and several days onward) were completely sold out. The only way to explore it was by visiting before noon. I’m not really sure if this is truly a public asset if you’re blocked by tourists (like me) from enjoying it. A beautiful park nonetheless
@@Steamrick Fair response, but my point still stands... for all the money pumped into this project, I must say it's profoundly beautiful but it doesn't serve the public. some $275m in construction costs + $6m/year in maintenance and the residents can't visit it easily. Then again, the high line is right next door and an amazing experience, and definitely serves the public.
This is much more criticism of the social issues related to construction than you normally include. It's really appreciated, interesting, and adds more information to give a better picture of the project. Great work!
Garden Bridge and Little Island would have been great parks and complimentary to each other for London and New York, two great cities. I hope some visioninary in future gets London its Garden Bridge.
Thank you Mr. Mills for the excellent work you do. This is fantastic, NYC is lucky to have such benevolent donors. I will definitely be visiting next trip to NYC, and 10.00 avocado toast will be my treat while I enjoy the views. Beautiful city.
"What seemed like fantasy in London," ... apparently required a private money donation of almost $400 million dollars from some billionaires to get built in New York. That's... there are no words.
They probably used it as a tax write off. Same with that 120 million extra for upkeep over the next 20 years. It also doubles as a PR stunt to make them look better.
@@marclloyd5443 No matter what they do it wouldn't make me want me to stay here dealing with parking, the weekly tickets, the shoe box sized apartment, police state alive and well, the gross abuse of landlords that they don't actually prosecute unless the entire building is being abused or falling apart to the extent its bringing media attention, and the pompous bicyclists that still end up in traffic even when they built them their own lanes, and the ridiculous cost of living. It's gun friendly states for me after a few decades living here. I'll leave it to the rich and tourists.
As someone who lived in NYC for almost my whole life, the most common misconception is that NYC is expensive, it's expensive in Manhattan yes, but Manhattan is not all of NYC, theres Brooklyn, The Bronx, Queens, & Staten Island. Try exploring the whole city and you will find a lot of affordable stuff, & stay away from tourist spots if you want a fair price. And also NY & NYC are not the same! NY = New York, NYC = New York City! New York is a state & NYC is a city inside the state of New York!
Visited NY in 2019 from uk. I was eager to see the entrance to the titanic pier! And noticed they were building something. So this is it? I love it. Glad they kept the original piers steel entrance arch for titanic/white star line.
It makes a nice attraction place for the city. Somewhere to go and relax on the water that's a little different. Kudos to the donors of funds for this project. A nice thing to remember you by that will be used and enjoyed by many.
I was there the other night and saw a performance in the amphitheater. It’s really a lovely place and I think has put Heatherwick back in good standing with New Yorkers lol. Also there is nothing built in any large city that doesn’t have some level of controversy around it… the term for the people who complain is a “NIMBY” for “Not In My Back Yard”.
All i could thonk of was how nice it would be to see a nice chill live show there... and how much nicer it'll be when everything grows and really fills the place in more... I'm def. jealous that's such a cool/beautiful place/idea
Did this man's in the comments really just say "no controversy in China"?! You should go live there and see for yourself, or maybe even make some real live friends who live there at minimum to get to know what the ppl who are forced to live under a communist government deal with and how much they suffer. Amazing, truly amazing and astonishing at the level of ignorance you see surfacing now days.
@@Little_Bitz it has nothing to do with ignorance. What I'm saying is people have no say in terms of what the govt can or cannot do. That why shit gets done or built at such a fast pace.
@@c.w.k.n.5117 are you dumb oh my god always that person who come spreading his hate everywhere when we’re just enjoying the project. Make it clear, they build the project in a very high demand neighborhood which is in development. The park is actually free for everyone and they make it as big as possible so the more people can enjoy it. You’re giving “kill the rich” vibe when it’s completely off topic. Now sit down and start questioning about your own existence. Period
@@c.w.k.n.5117 wtf are you talking about backyard when it’s literally on public space omgg make it make sense. If they wanted something exclusive they would built a park at the top of penthouse or a property in Connecticut. You made no sense
@@rahhuuuu2321 he's not wrong rich people don't just give out their money for something like this, it directly benefits them and they consider it an investment nothing more.
Huh! London did not miss out on anything. When they were looking for funding for London’s bridge they said it would cost $85 million and then it spiralled to almost $300 million which they wanted public funding for in a section of the river where there’s enough crossings already. It was a vanity project for those who wanted it.
I disagree, it would have been a beautiful project that London has missed out on. They’ll always be those who are against ever large project, it’s a wonder we have tower bridge or the London Underground to name a few.
@@wobby1516 other than beauty, how would it benefit Londoners? If they were building the bridge somewhere in Greenwich borough then it would be of great value since there currently isn't any foot bridge.
@@naomiwilliams8850 Why must it benefit "other than beauty"? The relaxing/calming value of being able to cross the river in beautiful greenery multiplied by the number of people using it is enourmous (especially for people who cross on their way from or to work) - not just for gross happiness, but also for productivity. Also, it has been shown, that inhabitants of cities with great landmarks stronger identify with their city. But I should add: I hadn't heard of this project before and I therefore don't know much about its benefits and downsides. Significantly underestimated cost estimations would make me reconsider too, of course. I am from Vienna. Here we have the "Donauinsel" (danube island). The Donauinsel is a 21 km long and 250 m wide artificial island for recreation in the middle of the Danube river which was built from 1972 to 1988. The project was very expensive and divisive back then, but it most definitely isn't anymore. On sunny weekends you'll regularly find close to 300.000 people there. And every year (except during the pandemic) it is host to Europe's biggest open air festival. Yes, the island also functions as part of a flooding protection system, but there would have been cheaper ways to achieve this. I wish there were more big, ambitious projects like this in modern cities. Especially parks of all kinds. I feel like developed society has grown too timid and risk averse in some regards.
Either if it's true or not, can you imagine being a lawyer stashing up even a small cut from that big juicy lawyer funds? I mean 2 of those cases and you may just end up moving out of lexington without making a 50 year payback loan
@@Cassiopée777 You're right it was totally unreasonable to ask someone for evidence to support their ridiculous claim. If domeone makes such statements they should back them up with evidence, otherwise it's almost certain that their false.
I was thinking about a website like edx, open courseware, etc... and how they are able to provide free education. people should invest in free education to a common source and should bring it to school and college level.
Don't go, the city has turned into a cesspool of crime, addicts, and general dirtbags. Sane people no longer go there. Two terms from DiBlasio is all it took.
I think it's beautiful and I may never see it, but I'm glad it exists. Something that reinvigorates, inspires and nurtures the human heart, soul and spirit is invaluable.
Your ratio is off my guy. Also have you even been on the thing? There are so many different trees, grasses, perennials, and flowers. It’s also much larger and steeper than the areal shots make it seem.
It is not that bad... You guys are just being cynical, it is on the water, it has great view of Downtown and New Jersey. It's not Central Park or Stanley Park... Probably a nice place to drop by, and infinitely better than what it was before.
London's Garden Bridge didn't fail due to apathy but because it was in the wrong location. They wanted to built it next to the South Bank (an already busy location that does not need further public investment or things to attract tourists). It should have been located further east to encourage redevelopment around Shadwell/Limehouse, and provide an actual useful function as a bridge.
Exciting pictures of New York which used to have the by far largest port in the world decades ago. Yet it is still an impressive big city with spectacular views in various directions, for instance at 1:29.
Not that crazy - we have the SkyGarden here in London for example that is free entry to a skyscaper's indoor landscape garden/public space. You got to book in advance, but it's easy and free - beats having to queue forever!
Well there are multiple factors to consider. The first is that reservations are only required for afternoon visiting, and once you're in you can stay until it closes. The second is that the morning visiting hours do not require reservations but park entry is monitored to mitigate overcrowding. IMO, it's a superior approach to mitigate excessive crowding. There will always be a cost-benefit analysis, and carefully tracking the crowd in a space with limited capacity is not new. The primary ways of distributing scarcity are (A) rationing and (B) pricing, and if it were done via Option B then you'd have far more complaints than there already were since the cost would easily be stratospheric -- the rich local clientele can afford what the poor can't -- and using a pricing model would exclude lower socioeconomic percentiles. So to your point, yes it's unconventional to book a reservation at a park, but this is vastly more ideal than pricing out >90% of potential visitors to achieve the same result. Here's more if you're curious: littleisland.org/timed-entry-reservations
It feels like a tourist trap and it's not even a useful as a park. I don't think people really know how small it is. What park activities can be done besides walking. This project is a case study for form over function....just glad it was most privately funded but most New Yorker don't see the point of it. Kind of like the other project he did in Hudson yards.
@@SofaSpy i mean from few shots in the video you get a pretty idea how big or small it actually is and yes it's tiny, a shame they didn't make it atleast 15-20% larger.
It’s quite a nice little park, a great place to go right after Chelsea market or the nearby strip of the high line. You definitely feel its size when it’s crowded, although when I went, they had great crowd flow set up
I don't know if you're the one that did the editing on this video but it's fantastic. The beginning, a provocative opening indeed. outstanding. I have enjoyed your videos for quite a while so I'm noticing the significant increase in production values.
Then none of you has ever been to one of those fancy-healthy-select-brunch places in Amsterdam or Zurich or Stockholm!… It's like 12-18 EUROS for avo toasts (with fancy eggs and salmon or bacon, sure, it's real chef prep, not a snack. Still). 「That's $14~22 USD!」
Great video about this park. Little Island is amazing. Lets see this investment in other boroughs. We must restore funding to parks and go further by spending 1 percent on the city budget on parks at least.
It looks cool and it's an engineering marvel but it's rather pointless to me. One small exclusive park in that area is hardly a benefit for the whole city. Not offsetting these kinds of projects with others in the city is weak when considering the bigger picture (of green space development).
@@johnsamuel1999 Maybe worth noting that it will cost a lot more than that when the private maintenance grant runs out. Unless more private finance jumps in or it's just left to decay.
Sorry, but there's no other way to put it: your objection is very poorly thought out. First of all, it's not "exclusive", it's open to the public. Secondly, one small park in *any* area of the city is "hardly a benefit for the whole city", as is "one small" civic improvement _anywhere_ in the city. So...no civic improvements in any borough, according to you? And "bigger picture"? How meaninglessly vague. Bigger picture of _what?_ Seriously, what is your *_real_* objection?
@@AlbertaGeek In my opinion any park requiring a signup is exclusive. Your opinion may be different and that is fine. As for the bigger picture, I am alluding to the development of green spaces in cities. This small and expensive park project doesn't contribute much to that. Hope that clears it up.
I’m a republican and I say it looks beautiful and they did a fabulous job👍. Governor cuomo actually did something right for a change🧐. We need more projects like this happening all over the free world.
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How many Tom Cruises does it weigh?
It’s over 425,266.9 Tom Cruise’s from what I could work out
All of them
How many Tom Cruises is it tall from sea level?
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Atleast 4.
B1M: Here's a detailed presentation on the little island project
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I'd love to be there now, eating avocado toast. Happy that it exists.
But seriously, you really need to skip those if you ever plan to become a millionaire.
yeah im not sure why the hell this video mentioned this avocado toast news....... it shows a lot where New Yorker's priorities lay hahahaha
Your consistency on both channels is going through the roof!!
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I don't think you can build anything in any city without controversy.
But what happened if they create a city in Antarctica??
@@checcmac8693 it will get controversy due to environmental issues
@@thomas_kwantodaki Not just environmental, but a huge waste of taxpayer money.
It's a battle of we like it and we hate it for the sake of hating it . You could design a perfect building with a 0 carbon foot print and someone would still bitch about it . Humans are just fucked up things .
lol your so right
$10 avocado toast is the cheapest avocado toast in Manhattan
What are
@@gfrankum63 10 dollars for an avacado toast what is that you can get a great and wonderful buffet in a 3 star hotel in India 😅😅
One of the things misunderstood about NYC I think is the costs. Sure, it's very expensive to live there, but if you're just visiting for a short time you can definitely find reasonably priced food, especially if you don't mind regularly eating slices of pizza, which are also consistently good.
Buy a loaf of bread and a bag of avocados for under $10
It's only an avocado, Michael - what can it cost, $10?
The B1M is definitely one of the best channels here on youtube about architecture and city planning! A huge thumbs up!
hey Markus, I agree with you, are you from the UK?
It just looks like when you plonk a random plaza down in Sim City. "eh, in the middle of the river's fine, whatever"
Yeah
Lmao yes
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Yeah it doesn’t really look well integrated with the surroundings. Also it looks so ugly from directly above for some reason lol but pretty nice from ground view I guess
🤣😅 Looks like how I always dropped my marinas all over the place....one here...and one there.. 😁
The B1M + NYC = always like. Nice video
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Hurricane Sandy Hits
*New York: We definitely need to build more by the water now.*
During Sandy my street was under 5 ft of water FEMA put me up at the W for3 months and sent me a $2,500 check. Gild Hall a Thompson Square Hotel an additional month.
Sandy wasn’t even a hurricane by the time it reached NYC. The destruction would’ve been much worse otherwise
Midwest: let's keep rebuilding in a tornado prone area.
Gulf Coast: they're in yet another hurricane.
@@rashad123us Sure, but the issue with hurricane Sandy wasn’t so much the wind speed… but the size, amount of rain, and length of time that the storm hovered in the region. Huge amounts of rainfall compounded with storm surge was the problem… not the category of the storm as it relates to wind speed.
I'm glad you included questioning voices and perspectives!
Fred looks exactly how he sounds. Solid. Brilliant channel, thank you for keeping us entertained and informed
Fred is an absolute unit, looking at his play button video.
Think they did an amazing job. Really beautiful space. Love how the amphitheater is the centerpiece of the park. Bet it's a fantastic view at sunset. Well done.
This channel should be getting at least 1million views per hour, So, so underrated!!
I'm happy that I found this channel today!!
Superb video. We visited Little Island last week and love everything about it.
As a New York resident, it's a bit disappointing that such a large fund was available, we could have done many more small parks than just one difficult and costly one. Not saying it isn't nice or will not be used, but we could have had 4-5 spots spread around the city rather than one. That's the only genuine complaint, I feel.
Yes, taking a step further back still, it is a lovely space, but it seems odd that in the long run, what we’ve done is de-naturalize (pave over) space and then, at enormous cost, construct an artificial recreation of what we worked so hard to pave a century or two prior.
That's a lot of money for a small waterside garden 😱
And just a small fraction of 6 millions $ a year to maintain!
I'm much more impressed by that big floating soccer field next to it to be honest.
@@Steve-eq8iz yeah, actually. like the little island has limited capacity, bc its so small, and also you aren't allowed to bring dogs, and there doesnt seem anything to do there except walk around and take photos.
Brilliant story telling once again you guys. Such a pleasure to listen and learn about the process leading to such stunning results. Keep up the great work!
Thank you so much!!
Amazing editing! Really brings the story to life!
Its abit underwhelming for its price tag for me, let's see what's its gonna look like overtime.
Large trees have larger roots that like to punch through concrete. - always a problem.
It’s modern park not nature park style
Obviously not a forest park
It's so incredible small. Not a park at all. It feels more like a tiny placa or a parking lot with some wretched trees.
Overtime is going to be demolished...
Спасибо!
I remember when The High Line was built. I thought it was gonna be dumb. Years later when I finally visited, I was proven wrong. It’s now an iconic place that buzzes with a vibrant, cosmopolitan energy 🏙 hoping this little island does too 👏
it also doesnt have limited capacity so that makes it better than little island though
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Would have never known about this if it wasn't for this channel. Love the content!
I recently vacation in NYC and got the opportunity to visit Little Island. Beautiful place ant the best part it’s free!!
p.s. I felt so knowledgeable on NYC development . Every time I looked up said to myself “hey! I know the story of that building :)”.
Thanks B1M!!!!🙌🏽
I can't wait to see the bigger Beach Park being built next to Little Island.
I think the ending says it all. When I went to New York, I wanted to visit this island, only to discover that all the time slots (for that day and several days onward) were completely sold out. The only way to explore it was by visiting before noon. I’m not really sure if this is truly a public asset if you’re blocked by tourists (like me) from enjoying it. A beautiful park nonetheless
Perhaps, but conversely - would you enjoy visiting if it was as packed as a chinese beach?
@@Steamrick Fair response, but my point still stands... for all the money pumped into this project, I must say it's profoundly beautiful but it doesn't serve the public. some $275m in construction costs + $6m/year in maintenance and the residents can't visit it easily. Then again, the high line is right next door and an amazing experience, and definitely serves the public.
@@kombooch pay for your own project next time, maybe you'll be happy.
@@GFkilla17 IT IS OUR money. They use taxpayers for this.
That's terrible, you had to wake up before noon?!
I visited the city over Labor Day weekend. I was a little sad I couldn’t enter the park due to the crowd, but it was cool to see in person regardless
ALL videos presented are magnificent but YOU are definitely the icing on the cake Mr. Mills. So handsome and smart. Love it when you smile !!!
This is much more criticism of the social issues related to construction than you normally include. It's really appreciated, interesting, and adds more information to give a better picture of the project. Great work!
This is my family’s version of Plymouth Rock…. My mother arrived in the US on Cunard at Pier 54.
now you guys have a beautiful park to gather and celebrate your family's arrival to the US
Garden Bridge and Little Island would have been great parks and complimentary to each other for London and New York, two great cities. I hope some visioninary in future gets London its Garden Bridge.
Thank you Mr. Mills for the excellent work you do. This is fantastic, NYC is lucky to have such benevolent donors. I will definitely be visiting next trip to NYC, and 10.00 avocado toast will be my treat while I enjoy the views. Beautiful city.
your comment is very intelligent, i admire it. are you from the UK?
@@herschellpacheco7582 Howdy from Texas.
As a New Yorker I didn't even know about this until watching your channel lol looking forward to visiting little island now!
Love this channel, thank you for your strong effort🙏
The B1M is always putting out new an unique videos. One of best features of the channel!
"What seemed like fantasy in London," ... apparently required a private money donation of almost $400 million dollars from some billionaires to get built in New York. That's... there are no words.
260 is note quite 400 but who's counting
@@ninjam77 260 + 21 from state and city + 120 commitment for the maintenance
They probably used it as a tax write off. Same with that 120 million extra for upkeep over the next 20 years. It also doubles as a PR stunt to make them look better.
@@marclloyd5443 No matter what they do it wouldn't make me want me to stay here dealing with parking, the weekly tickets, the shoe box sized apartment, police state alive and well, the gross abuse of landlords that they don't actually prosecute unless the entire building is being abused or falling apart to the extent its bringing media attention, and the pompous bicyclists that still end up in traffic even when they built them their own lanes, and the ridiculous cost of living. It's gun friendly states for me after a few decades living here. I'll leave it to the rich and tourists.
@@briannakelly26 comment went from anti capitalist vibes to conservative vibes real quick
I visited 2 weeks ago and truly one of my favorite places in the city, after highline park of course.
As someone who lived in NYC for almost my whole life, the most common misconception is that NYC is expensive, it's expensive in Manhattan yes, but Manhattan is not all of NYC, theres Brooklyn, The Bronx, Queens, & Staten Island. Try exploring the whole city and you will find a lot of affordable stuff, & stay away from tourist spots if you want a fair price. And also NY & NYC are not the same! NY = New York, NYC = New York City! New York is a state & NYC is a city inside the state of New York!
Visited NY in 2019 from uk. I was eager to see the entrance to the titanic pier! And noticed they were building something. So this is it? I love it. Glad they kept the original piers steel entrance arch for titanic/white star line.
I’m seriously going to have to make my vacation longer if NYC keeps expanding like this 😂🤩
Nicely explained.
It makes a nice attraction place for the city. Somewhere to go and relax on the water that's a little different. Kudos to the donors of funds for this project. A nice thing to remember you by that will be used and enjoyed by many.
Maybe just not ruining your city so you have to escape to a literal island is the key.
This video is making me fall again and again for my love City 😍😍😍 Thanks B1M for this awesome and wonderful video
The piers look like the "Thousand Trees" by Thomas Heatherwick.
Worth all the money because of the idea. What a way to beautify a city and make the water more accessible to human and wildlife.
I was there the other night and saw a performance in the amphitheater. It’s really a lovely place and I think has put Heatherwick back in good standing with New Yorkers lol. Also there is nothing built in any large city that doesn’t have some level of controversy around it… the term for the people who complain is a “NIMBY” for “Not In My Back Yard”.
only place with no controversy is a communist country. Which why China builds everything so fast unlike the west. But both have its pros and cons.
All i could thonk of was how nice it would be to see a nice chill live show there... and how much nicer it'll be when everything grows and really fills the place in more... I'm def. jealous that's such a cool/beautiful place/idea
@@cksh4182 there’s millions of Chinese living in unfinished buildings, corruption runs wild there
Did this man's in the comments really just say "no controversy in China"?! You should go live there and see for yourself, or maybe even make some real live friends who live there at minimum to get to know what the ppl who are forced to live under a communist government deal with and how much they suffer. Amazing, truly amazing and astonishing at the level of ignorance you see surfacing now days.
@@Little_Bitz it has nothing to do with ignorance. What I'm saying is people have no say in terms of what the govt can or cannot do. That why shit gets done or built at such a fast pace.
What a nice park. NYC one step beyond on urban initiatives. Best Regards from Mexico City
wow this couple really gave a huge donation
@@c.w.k.n.5117 they gave 260 million tho
@@c.w.k.n.5117 and she worth 1,2 ans gave 260 million. Even tho she’s a billionaire, she gave a lot, the ratio is pretty big
@@c.w.k.n.5117 are you dumb oh my god always that person who come spreading his hate everywhere when we’re just enjoying the project. Make it clear, they build the project in a very high demand neighborhood which is in development. The park is actually free for everyone and they make it as big as possible so the more people can enjoy it. You’re giving “kill the rich” vibe when it’s completely off topic. Now sit down and start questioning about your own existence. Period
@@c.w.k.n.5117 wtf are you talking about backyard when it’s literally on public space omgg make it make sense. If they wanted something exclusive they would built a park at the top of penthouse or a property in Connecticut. You made no sense
@@rahhuuuu2321 he's not wrong rich people don't just give out their money for something like this, it directly benefits them and they consider it an investment nothing more.
Very good journalism. Keep up the good work
your comment is very intelligent, i admire it. are you from the UK?
Huh! London did not miss out on anything. When they were looking for funding for London’s bridge they said it would cost $85 million and then it spiralled to almost $300 million which they wanted public funding for in a section of the river where there’s enough crossings already. It was a vanity project for those who wanted it.
There were also plans to close the bridge for private events, which did not go down well with the public.
I disagree, it would have been a beautiful project that London has missed out on. They’ll always be those who are against ever large project, it’s a wonder we have tower bridge or the London Underground to name a few.
Plus he can't really compare the two. A billionaire basically funded the one in New York. He expected tax payers in the Uk to do so.
@@wobby1516 other than beauty, how would it benefit Londoners? If they were building the bridge somewhere in Greenwich borough then it would be of great value since there currently isn't any foot bridge.
@@naomiwilliams8850 Why must it benefit "other than beauty"? The relaxing/calming value of being able to cross the river in beautiful greenery multiplied by the number of people using it is enourmous (especially for people who cross on their way from or to work) - not just for gross happiness, but also for productivity. Also, it has been shown, that inhabitants of cities with great landmarks stronger identify with their city.
But I should add: I hadn't heard of this project before and I therefore don't know much about its benefits and downsides. Significantly underestimated cost estimations would make me reconsider too, of course.
I am from Vienna. Here we have the "Donauinsel" (danube island). The Donauinsel is a 21 km long and 250 m wide artificial island for recreation in the middle of the Danube river which was built from 1972 to 1988. The project was very expensive and divisive back then, but it most definitely isn't anymore. On sunny weekends you'll regularly find close to 300.000 people there. And every year (except during the pandemic) it is host to Europe's biggest open air festival. Yes, the island also functions as part of a flooding protection system, but there would have been cheaper ways to achieve this.
I wish there were more big, ambitious projects like this in modern cities. Especially parks of all kinds. I feel like developed society has grown too timid and risk averse in some regards.
Wow! I've never heard of this until now but it looks SO COOL! I can't wait to visit it someday!
There wasn’t one video shot from the “Little Island” itself at all. The whole thing was drone footage. Was hoping to see it closer than that.
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Maybe because the videographers can't get a reservation into the park? (The entire concept that you need a reservation for a public park is asinine.)
This is why this channel stands out, B1M gets to the source. Thanks for this. Awesome as always.
To be honest, most of the funding went to lawyers pockets due to legal battles, the actual cost may not even exceed 50million dollars
source?
Either if it's true or not, can you imagine being a lawyer stashing up even a small cut from that big juicy lawyer funds? I mean 2 of those cases and you may just end up moving out of lexington without making a 50 year payback loan
@@tobycooper4639 do your own research sir
@@Cassiopée777 You're right it was totally unreasonable to ask someone for evidence to support their ridiculous claim. If domeone makes such statements they should back them up with evidence, otherwise it's almost certain that their false.
I believe that it was just a glib opinion. You should Google it yourself if you would like to verify it’s veracity.
Very interesting project in NY. Like to visit there once it's completed.
It's a lovely looking park to be sure, but I can't help think 360 Million could have been spent so much more wisely on humanity
From a private donation, not taxpayers money.
Why don’t you become a billionaire and spent 360 million dollars on “humanity”
Spending money on humanity is easy said, giving money to warlords is often the result.
I was thinking about a website like edx, open courseware, etc... and how they are able to provide free education. people should invest in free education to a common source and should bring it to school and college level.
@@jaybariya9 well the city and the state also gave a couple million so that's public money
Great video as always. Keep up the superb work everyone!
I love B1M! 💘
The B1M is the my favourite you tube channel
Okay, so remind me when and if I go to NYC to visit Little Island and get my $10 Avo toast ;)
What? Did you even read what you posted.....try and make sense next time.
Same goal, emerging from lockdown with a loong wishlist!
@@FurnitureFan 🙌🏻🙌🏻
@pee poo lmaoo no problem 😉
Don't go, the city has turned into a cesspool of crime, addicts, and general dirtbags. Sane people no longer go there. Two terms from DiBlasio is all it took.
I see NYC and B1M, and I click. Great video as usual
Thanks! 🙌
It looks like a simple little park, but ap-pier-ances can be deceiving.
booooooooo haha
Good hustle
Noice
@@OnlySlightyRadioactive haha I dig your name man.
thanks for sharing this!
Amazing aerial shots, as a long time NYC resident I’m so glad it got built.
I think it's beautiful and I may never see it, but I'm glad it exists. Something that reinvigorates, inspires and nurtures the human heart, soul and spirit is invaluable.
Only New York City calls a 70% paved and 10% trimmed turf grass park "beautiful, oasis, jewel" xD
Yes it looks more like a parking lot than anything else
Had the same thought, 😂
Your ratio is off my guy. Also have you even been on the thing? There are so many different trees, grasses, perennials, and flowers. It’s also much larger and steeper than the areal shots make it seem.
It is not that bad... You guys are just being cynical, it is on the water, it has great view of Downtown and New Jersey. It's not Central Park or Stanley Park... Probably a nice place to drop by, and infinitely better than what it was before.
@@ian1856 Glad you did too. Bye.
Great video, nice hearing from other experts and viewpoints!
I actually love it. Nice to see something other than skyscrapers in N.Y
London's Garden Bridge didn't fail due to apathy but because it was in the wrong location. They wanted to built it next to the South Bank (an already busy location that does not need further public investment or things to attract tourists). It should have been located further east to encourage redevelopment around Shadwell/Limehouse, and provide an actual useful function as a bridge.
Little Island with little use and even cater to lesser crowd
but a BIG tax relief of 20 years for billionaire couple
cry some more. about money that's not yours.
well, it brings some tax money/tourism in, as everything, and private funded i guess it's a net gain some day.
Exciting pictures of New York which used to have the by far largest port in the world decades ago. Yet it is still an impressive big city with spectacular views in various directions, for instance at 1:29.
4:24 When you're playing Cities Skylines and snap to grid isn't on.
God I already didn't like that it was square, I didn't even notice it's not aligned.
Lololol
I have to give this video a like because Fred Mills is in the video!.!. LOL!.!.
Dang that's expensive!
A lot of that money went into the foundation I think. Not cheap to drive so many piles into the riverbed.
$10 isn’t that bad
@@shivtim what
@@maknyc1539 avocado toast
Says who? If you judging from your side - maybe
Such a beautiful piece of architecture
i love how it was built. i’d love to see these types of islands with different layouts in the future
This is awesome!
Imagine booking a place in a park...
You book a place to disneyland and whatnot 🤷🏾♂️
Not that crazy - we have the SkyGarden here in London for example that is free entry to a skyscaper's indoor landscape garden/public space. You got to book in advance, but it's easy and free - beats having to queue forever!
Overcrowded would create a problems. It's a park not a festival
Well there are multiple factors to consider. The first is that reservations are only required for afternoon visiting, and once you're in you can stay until it closes. The second is that the morning visiting hours do not require reservations but park entry is monitored to mitigate overcrowding.
IMO, it's a superior approach to mitigate excessive crowding. There will always be a cost-benefit analysis, and carefully tracking the crowd in a space with limited capacity is not new.
The primary ways of distributing scarcity are (A) rationing and (B) pricing, and if it were done via Option B then you'd have far more complaints than there already were since the cost would easily be stratospheric -- the rich local clientele can afford what the poor can't -- and using a pricing model would exclude lower socioeconomic percentiles.
So to your point, yes it's unconventional to book a reservation at a park, but this is vastly more ideal than pricing out >90% of potential visitors to achieve the same result.
Here's more if you're curious: littleisland.org/timed-entry-reservations
@@TheAcousticCitizen You don't make reservations when you go to disneyland....
Definitely a wonderful addition to already charming NYC, would love to go there someday :)
mixed feelings about this park. it feels disconnected from the city and from the river (i guess that was the intention?). and that price tag! geez
At least it was mostly private funding and it’s free to access (if you are willing to wait for tickets)
It's fantastic, that's how u add to a legend of a city.
It feels like a tourist trap and it's not even a useful as a park. I don't think people really know how small it is. What park activities can be done besides walking. This project is a case study for form over function....just glad it was most privately funded but most New Yorker don't see the point of it. Kind of like the other project he did in Hudson yards.
@@SofaSpy i mean from few shots in the video you get a pretty idea how big or small it actually is and yes it's tiny, a shame they didn't make it atleast 15-20% larger.
It’s quite a nice little park, a great place to go right after Chelsea market or the nearby strip of the high line. You definitely feel its size when it’s crowded, although when I went, they had great crowd flow set up
It looks amazing! But 250 mio? That's a steep pricetag. Especially considering its somewhat limited practical value to the city
Am also ahead with knowledge with BIM
I don't know if you're the one that did the editing on this video but it's fantastic. The beginning, a provocative opening indeed. outstanding. I have enjoyed your videos for quite a while so I'm noticing the significant increase in production values.
TKNR.MARVELLOUS ENGINEERING&ARCHITECTURAL WORK.WORLD COMMUNITY SHOULD REALIZE THIS.
$10 for Avo toast is so good compared to Australia where I spend $18 for Avo toast lol #richxo
yea we get cheap avocados from mexico and california
Only $18 mate? I wish. You need to up your game and order a few more extra sides of bacon. :-)
Yeah it felt weird when I didn't think that was so bad lol
Then none of you has ever been to one of those fancy-healthy-select-brunch places in Amsterdam or Zurich or Stockholm!… It's like 12-18 EUROS for avo toasts (with fancy eggs and salmon or bacon, sure, it's real chef prep, not a snack. Still).
「That's $14~22 USD!」
idiotic spending. make it at home. you are defrauding yourself
I've been to the island. Its very cool I definitely recommend it. *and free*
It sure looks nice but that money could have gone to more green space in the city than that tiny island imho.
no all that money should have been given to me >:(
@@PeaceIsKept No, me .
Great video about this park. Little Island is amazing. Lets see this investment in other boroughs. We must restore funding to parks and go further by spending 1 percent on the city budget on parks at least.
10 dollar avocado toast would be a bargain here in Dublin
I go pick one off my tree and toast my own brioche. Cost .50 cents
Because you can’t grow avocados in Ireland ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This video was one of your best yet. So exciting to see you push the limits on what this channel can do! Your consistency is unsurpassed.
It looks cool and it's an engineering marvel but it's rather pointless to me. One small exclusive park in that area is hardly a benefit for the whole city. Not offsetting these kinds of projects with others in the city is weak when considering the bigger picture (of green space development).
It's a good destination gor both tourists and locals . Also it cost the city and state only 20-25 million , which is cheap as hell for new York city
@@johnsamuel1999 Agree, the low cost for the city is a benefit and probably the only reason it did get realised
@@johnsamuel1999 Maybe worth noting that it will cost a lot more than that when the private maintenance grant runs out. Unless more private finance jumps in or it's just left to decay.
Sorry, but there's no other way to put it: your objection is very poorly thought out. First of all, it's not "exclusive", it's open to the public. Secondly, one small park in *any* area of the city is "hardly a benefit for the whole city", as is "one small" civic improvement _anywhere_ in the city. So...no civic improvements in any borough, according to you? And "bigger picture"? How meaninglessly vague. Bigger picture of _what?_ Seriously, what is your *_real_* objection?
@@AlbertaGeek In my opinion any park requiring a signup is exclusive. Your opinion may be different and that is fine. As for the bigger picture, I am alluding to the development of green spaces in cities. This small and expensive park project doesn't contribute much to that. Hope that clears it up.
I really enjoy watching these videos and you never fail to deliver
I’m a republican and I say it looks beautiful and they did a fabulous job👍. Governor cuomo actually did something right for a change🧐. We need more projects like this happening all over the free world.
I can’t wait to visit little island 🤩
At first I thought Apple was building an Island, because why not.
Me Too 😅😅
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Me too. In the shape of a CPU.
They actually built one in Singapore!
Wait did you interview Thomas Heatherwick just for this video? So cool & so well done!
looks like they cheaped out on the bridges that lead to the island
Wow. Never knew this. Very nice.