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Video: Steppers Will Stomp Out At High Line Phase II Next Week
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Jen Chung
Published Jun 7, 2011
Modified Jun 7, 2011
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It's High Line Phase II Day, and besides the elevated park being open (with pretty landscaping), the Friends of the High Line have just announced some cool events for next week—check out the video below—as well as details about Phase III (the final part):
The Step to the High Line festival will feature New York City public school students who turn the High Line into their stage, with a different step team performing at 6:30 PM daily between Monday, June 13, 2011 and Friday, June 17, 2011. The Step to the High Line festival will culminate in a showcase of all five teams, plus a special guest appearance by Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, beginning at 4:00 PM on Saturday, June 18, 2011. Step to the High Line performances will take place in Section 1 of the High Line, at the Chelsea Market Passage, located on the High Line at West 16th Street.
Phase I (which opened in 2009) runs from Gansevoort to West 20th Street, Phase II is West 20th to West 30th and Phase III is between West 30th and West 34th Streets, wrapping around the Hudson Rail Yards. The Friends of the High Line say, "Still overgrown with wildflowers and grasses, the final stretch is owned by CSX Transportation, Inc. We are working with Mayor Bloomberg, CSX, and all the stakeholders to open the High Line at the rail yards to the public as soon as possible," and today, "Mayor Bloomberg announced that The Tiffany & Co. Foundation has stepped forward with a $5 million grant to launch the Rail Yards Challenge, a fundraising effort to drive the future transformation of the High Line at the Rail Yards. Inspired by the Foundation's vision and commitment to the High Line, two long-time supporters of the High Line, Donald Pels and Wendy Keys, have pledged an additional $5 million to double the fundraising challenge."
The FHL also warn, "Because crowding may occur in the opening weeks, please check our Web site for updates about park conditions before you visit."
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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