Governor Andrew Cuomo announces a proposal to extend the High Line in Manhattan

New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced a proposal to extend the High Line in Manhattan to give pedestrians seamless access to the elevated pathway from the recently opened Moynihan Train Hall.

 

 

Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro with James Corner Field Operations and Piet Oudolf, The High Line is a 1.5–mile long public park built on an abandoned elevated railroad stretching from the Meatpacking District to the Hudson Rail Yards in Manhattan. The High Line is New York's most popular elevated park, and its extension will offer safe passage for commuters, residents, and tourists navigating this area.

 

 

Under the Governor's proposal, the project will extend the existing High Line eastward at 10th Avenue and 30th Street along Dyer Avenue to the mid-block between 9th and 10th Avenues. At that point, it will turn north and connect into the elevated public space. The public space would then terminate on 9th Avenue directly across from the Farley Building entrance and the new Moynihan Train Hall. 

 

 

High line extension address the need for safer connection between the new Penn Station and Hudson yard and surrounding station. This is the first phase of the High Line's planned extensions that will create more pedestrian-friendly and safer connections through Midtown West, from the new Moynihan Train Hall to Pier 76 in Hudson River Park. 

 

 

 

"This will be the most ambitious redevelopment that New York City has seen in decades," Governor Cuomo said. "When the private sector economy lags, state governments build infrastructure and spur development. The beautiful Moynihan Train Hall is open, Penn Station's renovation and this High Line extension project begin this year. This connection is part of a district-wide redevelopment of the West Side that will jumpstart the private market in a post-COVID world."