Pier 15 is just South of the famous South St Seaport in downtown Manhattan.

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With the Winter weather over, Pier 15 is a great place to soak up the Vitamin D on a lunch break for those near Wall St.

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Pier 15 is a two level structure, and they’ve applied to serve drinks here during Summer.

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From the upper level, you can see the Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Williamsburg Bridges.

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SHoP did a great job here.

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From Pier 15, as well as most of the Southern portion of the East River, you can see the helipad and Governors Island.

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The design (including furniture) is mostly well done.

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Pier 15 has a great, open air dynamic that allows many people to use the space at the same time.

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With Winter behind us, this park will continue to get more and more attractive to the public.