Around the City: What’s That Weird Purple Thing?

At 7 a.m. in the Manhattan meat district, people are already waiting so they can go up and stroll the High Line, an abandoned railroad trestle snatched most handsomely from demolition. The first nine-block stretch is an airy parkland snaking near the West Side waterfront south of 20th Street. It’s already drawing 20,000 visitors a day on the weekends.

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I cannot recommend the Highline enough. Yesterday we went there after dark and it's beautifully illuminated and even though it's only the equivalent of the third floor, it seems you are somehow above the city and it's lights.

Also the vegetation is beautiful - a little bit like on our terrace.