from Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District to 34th Street, between 10th & 11th Avenues
With 50 mile per hour winds, it may not have been the most brilliant day to bring my family to the Highline Park, but even the threat of getting whisked away didn’t damper the experience (well, except for my nephew Bixby, who found the threatening winds to be not at all to his liking). It’s taken me this long to finally see the lovely park that itself took so long to be realized. Once a functioning freight rail the structure sat unused and rotting for decades until The Friends of the Highline saved it from destruction and helped to build the new, sprawling park that offers great views, lots of room to relax, and various wild flowers. It also “offers a hopeful model for industrial reuse for other cities around the world.” I certainly will be trying to make more visits as the weather continues to improve.
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designed by Gaudi
retfully, we have just not taken advantage of the weekly 
On my first foray into the beautiful Lake Placid region of the high peaks of the Adirondacks we made two stops. The first was the regionally well advertised 
You really doesn't have to travel far from the heart of the city to feel like you've entered another world. After a meal of clam strips and milk shakes at Jonny's Reef on 
Greenpoint's Newtown Creek Nature Park is a hard park to love. The 
This is the old site of the World's Fair and it is super weird – especially this time of year. There is an elivated hole with weeds in it called “The Fountain of the Planet of the Apes.” The towers from the fair rot and creak and totally creep you out. You can also go ice skating or go to a smelly zoo.