Extreme Makeover: Hudson Yards Edition
b"Hudson Yards is officially open to the public. What was once the site of warehouses, tenements, and rail yards is now home to the largest development in New York City since Rockefeller Center. From the initial idea to the opening this week, it\\u2019s taken nearly 20 years\\u2014 and $25 billion \\u2014 to create the sprawling 28-acre megaproject on the west side of Manhattan.\\nThe new neighborhood features supertall glass towers, luxury apartments, a high-end retail and restaurant hub, and a climbable honeycomb-like structure called the Vessel. And this is just phase one. Debuting in April, a new arts center called The Shed will be home to art galleries, concerts, and theater performances. There are also plans to build more public space, housing, and and even a new school. It\\u2019s a carefully-curated new neighborhood built from scratch. \\nThis week on WNYC's Money Talking, Charlie Herman talks to Greg David, columnist at Crain\\u2019s New York Business, about the long road to the new Hudson Yards."