{"id":326,"date":"2013-03-05T10:00:32","date_gmt":"2013-03-05T10:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.royaluxury.com\/blog\/?p=326"},"modified":"2013-03-05T10:00:32","modified_gmt":"2013-03-05T10:00:32","slug":"tourism-tuesday-featuring-new-york-city-high-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.royaluxury.com\/blog\/tourism-tuesday-featuring-new-york-city-high-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourism Tuesday Featuring New York City High Line"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York City High Line is a one mile long city park which was built on an elevated section of the New York Central Railroad.\u00a0 It is located on the western side of Manhattan.\u00a0 The former railroad tracks have been converted into a beautifully redesigned aerial greenway.\u00a0 The park goes from Gansevoort Street, through Chelsea, by way of 30th<\/sup> Street and onto the West Side Yard, close to the Jacob Javitz Convention Center.\u00a0 Gansevoort Street is located just three blocks from West 14th<\/sup> Street, also known as the Meatpacking District.<\/p>\n

This stunning and newly constructed park was designed by the architectural firm of James Corner Field Operations and architects Diller Scofidio and Renfro.\u00a0 The designing of the plants was the responsibility of Piet Oudolf from the Netherlands.\u00a0 Backers of the HighLinePark projects include Diane von Furstenberg along with her husband and children and hotel developer, Andre Balazs.<\/p>\n

There are nine entrances into the park and four of those entrances are handicap accessible.\u00a0 The park is open everyday of the week from 7:30 in the morning until 11:00 in the evening.\u00a0 There are rules associated with the park, like everything else in life.\u00a0 Most of the rules are pretty common sense like no walking on the plants, no bikes, no drinking and no littering.<\/p>\n

The New York City High Line has attracted a lot in the pop culture scene.\u00a0 In the 2007 smash hit \u201cI Am Legend,\u201d some of the scenes in the movie were filmed below the High Line as well as in the Meatpacking District.\u00a0 In 2012, there was an episode of The Simpsons called \u201cMoonshine River\u201d where the family takes a trip to New York City.\u00a0 Bart and an old girlfriend had taken an outing on the High Line.<\/p>\n

The High Line features food vendors who sell products that are good to eat and good for the land as well.\u00a0 As of 2012, there were nine vendors selling their food on the High Line.\u00a0 Bark, for example, sells American classics that are created from ingredients that are not only local, but are of the highest quality.\u00a0 Their signature Bark Burger is made from organic beef and seasonal vegetables, sure to be a delicious bite. \u00a0L\u2019Arte Del Gelato, also in the park, was created almost a decade ago and makes gelati and sorbetti with first class ingredients.\u00a0 They use milk that comes from Battenkill Valley Creamery in Salem, New York.\u00a0 Melt Bakery sells delicious ice cream sandwiches, also made from local ingredients.\u00a0 Their signature \u201cLovelet\u201d sandwich is created from red velvet cakes with cream cheese ice cream, not friendly in calories, but very friendly in taste.<\/p>\n

The spring and summer months will undoubtedly bring thousands of city residents and tourists to the High Line. Will you be one of them?<\/p>\n

By Deana Clark<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The New York City High Line is a one mile long city park which was built on an elevated section of the New York Central Railroad.\u00a0 It is located on the western side of Manhattan.\u00a0 The former railroad tracks have been converted into a beautifully redesigned aerial greenway.\u00a0 The park goes from Gansevoort Street, through … <\/p>\n

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