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High Line

By Kenn | Published September 5, 2011

The High Line was constructed in the ’30s to get dangerous freight trains off the streets of Manhattan. Planned for demolition, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg approved a proposal that would transform the train line into a popular public park.

Financed with private funds, what was once an ear- and eye-sore has become a unique green space designed by landscape architects James Corner Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfro. When all sections are complete, the High Line will wind along for a mile-and-a-half through the West Side neighborhoods of the Meatpacking District, West Chelsea, and Clinton/Hell’s Kitchen.

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Photo of the Day – Tap’dNY

By Kenn | Published January 31, 2010
Tap'dNY Founder, Craig Zucker

Tap'dNY Founder, Craig Zucker (photo by Kenn Stearns)

It takes a special entrepreneur to re-purpose something that’s readily available to everyone and build a business around it. Craig Zucker takes New York City tap water, purifies it, bottles it, and sells it as Tap’dNY. With a tagline like “No glaciers were harmed in the making of this water,” what’s not to like? Perhaps the pinnacle of Tap’dNY fame came when it was included in a Saturday Light Live skit.

Tap'dNY bottled water

Tap'dNY bottled water (photo by Kenn Stearns)

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