Highline

I think the highline is beautiful. The layout is well-done, the numerous types of flora are pretty and actually mesh with NYC's aesthetic and the cute coffee stands and benches make the highline a joy to walk on. However, the fact that NYC plunged 50 million dollars into it is kind of disconcerting. I'm not sure how much business it generates, especially being around the highly gentrified meat packing district.

Being a sourpuss aside, I really enjoyed the highline. I think it's a great way of transforming old NYC to new NYC. Instead of tearing something down, they remade the old into something available to the present. The before and after is also stunning: