Places of NY: An Afternoon at the High Line

Tamara Rahoumi
Places of New York
Published in
2 min readNov 24, 2015
The High Line is a defunct railroad turned elevated park that runs along the west side of Manhattan. (Tamara Rahoumi/NYU)
A popular tourist attraction, the High Line also serves as a hotspot for students looking to get some work done amid the scenery. (Tamara Rahoumi/NYU)
People sit along benches and people watch (or, check their phones). (Tamara Rahoumi/NYU)
A couple of friends enjoy lunch with a view as they overlook the Hudson River. (Tamara Rahoumi/NYU)
Train cars spot the landscape as construction carries on in the Hudson rail yard. (Tamara Rahoumi/NYU)
A woman takes a break from sightseeing to check her phone. (Tamara Rahoumi/NYU)
A crowd makes its way onto the High Line at one of the nine stairways entrances to the park. (Tamara Rahoumi/NYU)
Construction workers take a break against a backdrop of trains and cranes. (Tamara Rahoumi/NYU)
People stop to peek at the selection of artwork being sold in a tunnel along their promenade. (Tamara Rahoumi/NYU)
A number of men dressed as Buddhist monks walk from one end of the 1.45-mile long park to the other asking for donations from passers-by. (Tamara Rahoumi/NYU)
Two friends are a blur as they laugh and walk briskly past vendors. (Tamara Rahoumi/NYU)
Views of the Hudson River from the High Line are rivaled only by views of the vibrant New York City streets and landscapes below. (Tamara Rahoumi/NYU)

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Tamara Rahoumi
Places of New York

Fashion and lifestyle blogger/Magazine journalism grad student at NYU