Waterfront park ‘floats’ above New York’s Hudson River

Little Island, a new public park featuring winding paths, staircases and views of New York City and the Hudson River (Kathy Willens/AP)

A new park that appears to float on pilings above the Hudson River has opened to the public just off the Manhattan shoreline of New York City.

The park, called Little Island but nicknamed Diller Island while under construction, was built with 260 million US dollars (£184 million) from the foundation of media mogul Barry Diller, the former 20th Century Fox chief executive, and his wife, fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg.