New York people are eager to play the park made up of 132 tulip-shaped concrete blocks on the Hudson River.

Little Island, the park connects with a bridge by bridge, bringing green space as well as stunning views of South Manhattan and New Jersey for those who want to rest without having to go far.

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Photo: New York Times

Tulip-shaped concrete pillars create Little Island Park.

The park was open on May 21, after New York City lifted most of Covid-19 limited before and more than 60% of 8.4 million people had at least one vaccine nose.

"I am very happy today, because New York suffers too much damage in this pandemic," Barbara Kenner, 60, a unemployment office manager, said.

The city recorded more than 30,000 people killed in the pandemic.

Landscape designer Signe Nielsen, who is responsible for designing giant flower-shaped concrete pillars, contains more than 350 types of flowers and shrubs, large trees, wants people to "leave the city, noisy traffic,

"I hope they came here to go for a walk, run dance, do anything to go out, they feel more fun and relaxed than when they come," she said.

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Photo: Reuters

The "tulip" cotton creates a single pillar, weighing up to 75 tons, built in New York then transporting 210 km to Hudson River, then taking the crane to build up, filling the land inside.

People come to play in Little Island Park on Hudson River in New York on May 21.

Artificial islands have a construction cost of about US $ 260 million, funded mainly by billionaire Barry Diller and his wife, Diane von Furstenberg, project creators.

His contribution may be up to 380 million USD, the large amount of unprecedented in New York of an individual for a public park.

"It's a great place to wind in the city, especially in the heart of the city," Lauren Moon Fraser, 33, said when lying on the sun with her small children, Luke.