Little Island

Meatpacking District, Manhattan

Credit: Elizabeth Felicella

Michael Wiggins, Director of Education & Community Relations, and Rachel Lee, Manager of Education & Community Relations, will explain the history of the park and its commitment to the local community. Learn about the pier’s connection to the Cunard-White Star Line and the LGBTQIA+ community, along with how the plan to revive the old pier came to be. Mosey around the park, and learn about the years-long local partnerships Little Island has built with their neighbors at The Door, Westbeth Artist Housing, PS 33, Hudson Guild, and Greenwich House, as well as how those partners interact with this unique space. Visitors will discover how Little Island has become a staple in the daily lives of the local community.

Michael Wiggins, Director of Education & Community Relations, and Rachel Lee, Manager of Education & Community Relations, will explain the history of the park and its commitment to the local community. Learn about the pier’s connection to the Cunard-White Star Line and the LGBTQIA+ community, along with how the plan to revive the old pier came to be. Mosey around the park, and learn about the years-long local partnerships Little Island has built with their neighbors at The Door, Westbeth Artist Housing, PS 33, Hudson Guild, and Greenwich House, as well as how those partners interact with this unique space. Visitors will discover how Little Island has become a staple in the daily lives of the local community.

2021

Pier 55 in Hudson River Park at West 13th Street
New York, NY 10014