Gantry Park elegantly bends along the shoreline of the East River and is shaped around curved steps leading down to a plaza and then out to four distinct piers, stretching into the East River. Each pier has a different theme and provides unique views onto the Manhattan skyline, from Number 1, the Overlooking Pier, to Pier 2, the Café Pier with a Starbucks-like arrangement of elevated tables and bar stools, to Pier 3, the Sunning Pier, decorated with wooden chaise lounges all the way to Pier 4, the Fishing Pier.
Want to bring your bow-wow along? While most of the piers as well as the grassy areas on the promenade are a dog-free zone, from March 1 through September 1, Pier 1 allows leashed dogs from 7:30 am to 9:30 am and from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.