The Highline Park

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[talentshow]

It really is. I'm sorry that the real opening day has been plagued by thunderstorms. I'm looking forward to a return trip on the weekend.

[ayishaj]

Nice!

[talentshow]

It's such a feat.

I do wish that I'd learned about it before the park planning began, because it would've been a fun place to sneak into when it was in truly wild form.

[ayishaj]

I feel like I read about the idea of turning abandoned tracks into a park several years ago, must have been the early planning stages of this. It's such a good idea. Maybe you can sneak near the part that's still in development limbo.

[talentshow]

Those sorts of things are easier to do when something is fully abandoned, and next to impossible to do when they're rediscovered, cleaned up and repopulated. That sounds like a really good way to get arrested.

[razorart]

Wow, I've been hearing about that on NY1 for years. Can't wait to visit when I'm in town!

[talentshow]

It's really cool.

Wear a crapload of sunscreen, though. Aside from a few underpasses, there is no shade.

[charmed_art]

Amazing! I want to see that when i'm in town next!

[talentshow]

Are you coming with Joi on this trip?

[charmed_art]

Not this time, unfortunately. :-(

You guys take good care of her and don't keep her too long!

[delilahdewylde]

Cool! They were talking about this on NPR this morning on my way into work. It's almost just how I pictured it in my brain, but better.

[talentshow]

I've managed to miss any references to it on tv or mainstream news sources. Everything I know I've gotten from Highline's blogs, NewYorkology, Flickr and talking to parks workers.

[delilahdewylde]

Check it out:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105143854