This is the summer of day-staycations and a friend and I walked the High Line in New York City.
"The High Line is a public park built on an historic
freight rail line elevated above the streets on Manhattan’s West Side. It is
owned by the City of New York, and maintained and operated by Friends of the
High Line. Founded in 1999 by community residents, Friends of the High Line
fought for the High Line’s preservation and transformation at a time when the
historic structure was under the threat of demolition. It is now the non-profit
conservancy working with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation
to make sure the High Line is maintained as an extraordinary public space for
all visitors to enjoy. In addition to overseeing maintenance, operations, and
public programming for the park, Friends of the High Line works to raise the
essential private funds to support more than 90 percent of the park’s annual
operating budget, and to advocate for the preservation and transformation of
the
High Line at
the Rail Yards, the third and final section of the historic
structure, which runs between West 30th and West 34th Streets."*
* from
www.thehighline.org
Over the next few day I'll be featuring photos from the walk.
