hil's Profile

Although I commend the reuse of this abandoned space, it is frustrating that a project in a wealthy white neighborhood that has already been the beneficiary of a massive public parks project, i.e. the Hudson River Park, has received so much support and attention, while projects in underserved minority neighborhoods cannot even get budgets to operate parks that currently exist, i.e. Barretto Point Park and Hunts Point Park in the South Bronx. For this reason I question whether the fanfare surrounding the High Line is really just to create another brand neighborhood/luxury market for developers, and I challenge celebrities, philanthropists, developers/architects and publicly minded civilians to broaden their support to projects that provide open space and green environments for everyone, not just those who can afford to pay a premium.