New Bridges To Connect High Line With Moynihan Station Open Tomorrow

MIDTOWN, NY — New Yorkers could already walk from the West Village to West Midtown along the High Line, but starting tomorrow a new 600-foot L-shaped connector will add Moynihan Train Hall to the famous walkway's destinations.

"You see article after article saying: 'are cities in decline,'" said Governor Kathy Hochul at a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday. "Today we answer with a resounding: not here in New York."

"We are rising," Hochul said, "New York is absolutely rising. And we are rising up to the heavens with his project — 20 feet in the air."

The $50 million project, a public-private partnership with Friends of the High Line, Empire State Development and Brookfield Properties, will bring walkers straight to the Moynihan Train Hall’s entry at Ninth Avenue.

Two bridges make up the design. One, called the Timber Bridge, is a block-long, 260-foot long wooden bridge made from sustainably sourced Alaskan Yellow Cedar runs above Dyer Avenue between West 31st and 30th streets.

The other, called the Woodland Bridge, is similar to other parts of the High Line and features 63 trees, 90 shrubs and over 5,200 grasses and plants, running above West 30th Street between 10th and Dyer avenues.

The project was built on time in just 18 months and, as many local elected took time to mention, it was under budget.

"My favorite words are actually: 'under budget,'" said the Governor.

But the new stuff isn't just up above the streets. The project also brought safety upgrades below, including new pedestrian signals, lighting, crosswalks, refuge islands and large planters.

"The High Line is an outstanding example of effective public-private partnership, and this latest addition will enhance this attraction for New Yorkers and visitors alike,” Governor Kathy Hochul said.

Hochul also shared that she often dons a baseball cap and wanders the city street "incognito all the time."

"I put on a pair of jeans, sneakers, a baseball cap and I wander and so often, my heart brings me to this place, to the High Line," she said.