Scavenger Hunt in New Mannahatta - Chapter 7
Chapter 7: Sprint at The Prow
Scavenger Hunt in New Mannahatta takes place in a world where New Mannahatta, a theoretical in-fill project in lower Manhattan, is actually built.
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Without further ado, here’s Chapter 7: Sprint at The Prow.
THE WIND-SCRAPER DISTRICT: DINING IN THE TURBINES
Eating on a rooftop is old school. Have you ever eaten inside a power plant? The hottest new trend for foodies is ‘infrastructure dining’. Turbine Nine is a rotating cocktail bar suspended in the maintenance floor of the new 1200-foot residential tower on Annmarie Avenue.
You get to drink a Gin Mule next to a literal megawatt blade spinning. The hum is legit. The view of New Jersey is beautiful (we’re serious) and the waitstaff have to wear noise-canceling headphones. It’s like eating in a supervillain lair. We are obsessed.
They emerged from the maintenance shed onto the plaza of The Prow gasping for fresh air and stumbling forward into the shining sun. The transition into the bright park from the claustrophobic subway tunnel was a significant shock.
The Prow was designed to mimic the bow of a massive cruise ship cutting through the harbor. The peninsula tapered to a distinctive point looking out at the Statue of Liberty. The wind was a constant presence here, like the piers of San Francisco but colder.
