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THE HIGH LINE
Gansevoort St to W 30th St, roughly along Tenth Ave; entrances at Gansevoort, 14th, 16th, 18th, 20th, 23rd,
26th, 28th and 30th sts. Subway A, C, E to 14th St; C, E to 23rd St.
www.thehighline.org
. Daily: April, May,
Oct & Nov 7am-10pm; June-Sept 7am-11pm; Dec-March 7am-7pm.
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An ambitious urban renewal project that spans the Meatpacking District and West Chelsea,
the
High Line
opened in 2009. It's a stunning transformation of a disused railway that once
moved goods and produce around lower Manhattan, then spent years threatened with de-
molition.
Basically an elevated promenade-cum-public park, it pays proper homage to its history -
steel rails peek out from the ground; smooth pavement and wood echo the lines of train
tracks; and wild growth patches have been left intact. The first stretch, from Gansevoort to
20th Street, has a subtle water feature between 14th and 15th streets and an amphitheatre a
few blocks north. Between 20th and 30th streets the walkway feels narrower; at one point it
is elevated on a metal catwalk right in the trees. The last part, the High Line at the Rail
Yards, was recently completed and runs to 34th Street.
THE HIGH LINE
RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART
150 W 17th St, between Sixth and Seventh aves. Subway #1 to 18th St; F, M to 14th St. 212 620 5000,
www.rmany.org
.
Mon & Thurs 11am-5pm, Wed 11am-9pm, Fri 11am-10pm, Sat & Sun 11am-6pm. closed
Tues. $15, free on Fri 6-10pm.
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The serene
Rubin Museum
is one of the city's lesser-visited gems, a collection of two thou-
sand paintings, sculptures and textiles from the Himalayas and surrounding regions. The
