Mayor Bloomberg cut the ribbon at the opening of the High Line this morning. It officially opens to the public tomorrow, although if you plan to pay a visit, keep in mind that access will be limited during peak hours and visitors "will flow from south to north," which means you'll need to enter the park at the…
A date has been set for the debut of the High Line. The first section of the renovated rail line will open to the public on Tuesday. [NYT, previously]
The High Line, the elevated railway turned public promenade, opened last night to a select group of donors and supporters. Before the gala kicked off, Diane von Furstenberg and Barry Diller issued a challenge grant, promising to donate $10 million to the walkway if someone else came along and matched it. Hedge fund…
New York City, which is broke, of course, is selling off naming rights for its city parks. For mere millions! Using sociogeographical insight and imaginary marketing expertise, we have compiled a list of exactly who should buy these rights for a half-dozen parks. Read it and argue:
According to a leaked focus-group report, NBC's new Amy Poehler sitcom Parks and Recreation is a flop. But NBC's boy-genius Ben Silverman says it's cool, because whatever—focus groups always hate on stuff, man.
Because secretly he's a conservationist, Donald Trump is donating 436 acres from the New York City watershed area, located in two counties about 45 miles north of Yorktown, to create a state park in his name. The property is made up of wooded areas, meadows and wetlands, and will be used for recreational purposes.…
You can now officially stop going about your daily business with steely determination in the face of terror, and return to going about it with quiet desperation:
