New NYC waterfront park floats over Hudson River

The new park called Little Island but nicknamed Diller Island that appears to float on pilings above the Hudson River opened to the public just off the Manhattan shoreline Friday, four years after a fight between media mogul Barry Diller and a billionaire real estate developer threatened to derail it. Little Island's flowers, trees and performance spaces rest on 132 concrete pots that the park's creators call tulip pots. Diller, also a major donor to the nearby High Line, has spoken of Little Island as an enchanted forest or a visit to Oz. The park is reachable by two bridges.