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Is The High Line's Lawn The New Plato's Retreat?
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Jen Carlson
Published Jun 9, 2011
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Last night photographer Katie Sokoler dropped by the High Line to grab us some shots of the newly-opened Phase II after dark. She reported back today, saying, "Since there's a lawn now, it's just full of couples making out and rolling around. I zoomed in on this shot and saw this girl totally grabbing onto this guys crotch with all these people around!" Is the lawn destined to become the new Plato's Retreat, and more importantly: is there a way to sanitize the grass each day, or maybe cover it in latex?
Stay tuned for more G-rated shots of the park after dark, and check out Sokoler's gorgeous night shots from High Line Phase I.
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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