http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T19:00:40Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/The%20High%20Line http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/8/102442/5436 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/standard_highline_view.jpg" class="top"><p> NYC's new <a href="http://www.thehighline.org/"><b>High Line Park</b></a> is finally opening in the city's Meatpacking district and there is really no better place to view the park it all its restored glory than from <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Standard+NYC/local/795"><b>The Standard.</b></a><p>We toured the Standard last week and despite the light rain and clouds, the unobstructed views of Manhattan and New Jersey were still killer. And peering down from the hotel's rooftop, we could see the High Line in all its new green glory.<p> <p>The High Line is actually an old railroad track that was built in the 30s to lift freight trains off the city streets. The first planned section of the High Line park officially opened earlier today. The second part, extending juliana 2009-06-08T13:58:08-05:00 40.7402952 -74.007983 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/