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Exclusive: Illicit Photos of High Line Phase II

The opening of the second section of the High Line, running between 20th and 30th Streets, is currently scheduled for some time in June. However, some VIPs have been spotted taking tours, and we've even seen a few pictures pop up online. We asked for official permission to take some photos to show you what's going on up there, but we were informed that there's a total press embargo in effect. So we decided to do the next best thing: we went up to some of the adjoining rooftops and took pictures from there. Here's what we found.

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  • KevinJWalsh
    Wish it wasn't with the fisheye lens

    www.forgotten-ny.com
  • Mr Mel
    "Wish it wasn't with the fisheye lens".

    I was just about to say that.
  • gothamist
    You can always haul your ass up to those roofs yourself!
  • KevinJWalsh
    I'll see it when they open it in a  few months
  • netmonkeyz
    fantastic recon and exposure leak!
    Looks like they either just gave up, or ran out of money on the northern section where that string of benches are -too bad, the area that needs a nice park the most (the 30's) gets shafted again.
  • Guest
    Very sneaky of you! I love that. Great job!
  • chuzzlewit
    yeah - these are great!
  • gothamist
    If you're interested, here are the high-res versions of each panorama:
    http://gothamist.com/attachmen...
    http://gothamist.com/attachmen...
    http://gothamist.com/attachmen...
  • valeriob
    Nice work, sir.
  • Ill!
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