The Mid-Block Park & Boulevard (MB Park & Boulevard), an approximately 4 acre system of broad tree-lined parks and open space, will be constructed between 10th and 11th Avenues from West 33rd to West 39th Streets. The Park will extend from West 33rd to West 39th Streets and will provide open space adjacent to each block for residents, workers and visitors in the Hudson Yards area.  The Boulevard will extend from West 33rd to West 38th Streets on the east side of the park and from West 35th to West 38th Streets on the west side, and will be approximately 30 feet wide. 

Construction of the first phase of the MB Park & Boulevard between West 33rd and West 36th Streets is expected to be complete by 2012.  The second phase, between West 36th and West 39th Streets, will eventually connect to West 42nd Street on the north via a pedestrian bridge.  To the south, the MB Park & Boulevard will connect to the public open space to be constructed at the Eastern Rail Yard.

Current Conditions		Rendering of New Midblock Park

The No. 7 Subway Extension will have a principal entrance in the MB Park between West 33rd and West 34th Streets.  New commercial buildings constructed along the MB Park & Boulevard will be required to have an entrance on the MB Boulevard.

HYDC and the New York City Departments of Parks and Recreation and City Planning are collaborating on the design of the MB Park & Boulevard.  Together they will conduct a procurement process to select a world-class design team.

An amendment to the City Map was filed on November 3, 2006 to establish the MB Park & Boulevard system.

	Video Description/Links
(1)	Illustrative walking tour of Midblock Park &   Boulevard southward from 39th Street Windows Media Video:  Download (3MB) (right-click link and choose "Save Target As")
(2)	Illustrative walking tour of Pedestrian Bridge and Midblock Park & Boulevard southward from 42nd Street Windows Media Video:    Download (9.7MB)  (right-click link and choose "Save Target As")