Mogul to fund Hudson River pier park

NEW YORK (AP) — A Hudson River park and open-air performance space is being planned with private funding from media mogul Barry Diller.

The chairman of the New York-based media company IAC/Inter-ActiveCorp and the Hudson River Trust made the announcement on Monday.

Diller and his wife, fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg, have agreed to provide over $100 million to build the 2.7-acre park on a West 14th Street pier through a family foundation.

The city will provide $17 million for the project while the state will offer $18 million for an adjacent esplanade.

The park would be built on an undulating platform jutting about 180-feet into the river. It would include an open-air amphitheater and a plaza that could be used for a variety of performances.

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