While the park began as a grass-roots endeavor — albeit a well-heeled one — it quickly became a tool for the Bloomberg administration’s creation of a new, upscale, corporatized stretch along the West Side. — NYT
Jeremiah Moss ( the pen name of the author of the blog Vanishing New York) penned an editorial on the High Line. Therein he argues the High Line "has become a tourist-clogged catwalk and a catalyst for some of the most rapid gentrification in the city’s history".
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good example of a great idea becoming a bit too successful...
ahhh the real motive of this project finally reveals itself. I was always skeptical of these projects. Did anyone actually think that the city was acting out of altruism. When big money is spent they will find a way to make it back.
Moreover "Park officials say the former Manhattan railway-turned-aerial-esplanade will now cost up to $4.5 million a year to maintain -- surpassing Midtown's Bryant Park as the city's most expensive green space per acre to operate, records show"
In response to ‘Jeremiah Moss’:
You live and/or work in New York City and if you were privileged enough to get a couple of uninterrupted decades, consider yourself very lucky – you live and/or work on the most wanted real estate in the world. It’s childish to hold on to the belief that the neighborhoods you grow up in or have built businesses in should somehow never change.
I believe the High Line is a wonderful change. Land that was only enjoyed by a few is now enjoyed by many.
I'm bummed to see that the Mobil Station has closed. It's always fun to find a gas station in NYC but the train tracks above added a nice layer to the mix. It was exciting and now it's likely to be replaced by something polished & boring. Shame to see the city evolving in such a way.
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