Best way to visit the highline in NYC?
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Best way to visit the highline in NYC?
Hi all,
Have been to NYC a few times before but never done the highline and it sounds intriguing. Any advice on the best way to visit? (i.e., enter at Gansevoort and walk north or vice versa?). We had plans to grab lunch at a food stall in the Chelsea market so we wanted to end up there at some point.
We will be there on a Sunday if this makes a difference in terms of crowds, etc.
Anything else to recommend in the Chelsea area while we are there? Museum at FIT? Particular galleries?
Thanks in advance,
Lisa
Have been to NYC a few times before but never done the highline and it sounds intriguing. Any advice on the best way to visit? (i.e., enter at Gansevoort and walk north or vice versa?). We had plans to grab lunch at a food stall in the Chelsea market so we wanted to end up there at some point.
We will be there on a Sunday if this makes a difference in terms of crowds, etc.
Anything else to recommend in the Chelsea area while we are there? Museum at FIT? Particular galleries?
Thanks in advance,
Lisa
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If you want to end at Chelsea Market, then enter at the north end at 30th Street and walk south. The full length of the currently open section is less than a mile, so you can walk the entire length in 20 minutes or so, perhaps 30 minutes if you pause or meander.
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The Highline was way too crowded for us on a late Sunday morning the 1st weekend of May last spring. We found it uncomfortably crowded, as it is a fairly narrow walkway for much of the distance. Just FYI, so be prepared for crowded conditions on a Sunday in nice weather.
The Rubin Museum in Chelsea is very nice.
The Rubin Museum in Chelsea is very nice.
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Thanks. I had never heard of the Rubin museum before. Is the cafe there good? Would you recommend it over brunch/lunch somewhere else in the neighbourhood? I guess it is a mix of South Asian foods?
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Here is the menu for Serai, the cafe at the Rubin. If you ar going to the museum, it is a nice choice for lunch. Very nice shopping area there also.
http://www.rmanyc.org/uploads/docume...-%20Summer.pdf
http://www.rmanyc.org/uploads/docume...-%20Summer.pdf
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And on Friday nights they turn Serai into more of a pan asian tapas and club atmosphere, with happy hour (good martinis) and later a DJ, a free film, etc. The films are accompanied by a guest presenter. Museum admission is free then, and K2 is a lot of fun.
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If you will be there on Sunday, Oct. 13th, by any chance, the Highline is part of Open House NY weekend and the remaining part of the tracks that has not yet been developed is open to the public.
Last year you were required to sign up in advance. Check out OHNY.org
Last year you were required to sign up in advance. Check out OHNY.org