Article: City of parks: New York City's parks and recreation system is already one of the best in the nation, and Mayor Michael Bloomberg has a plan to take it even further.(Cover story)

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WHEN THE FIRST SECTION OF THE HIGH LINE DEBUTED in New York City s Meatpacking District in June, it was more than a basic park opening. The conversion of the deteriorated overhead railway platform into a mile and a half long park epitomized the essence of the city's innovative approach to parks and recreation. Initiated by private citizens and heavily funded through a variety of public and private monies, the High Line demonstrates the good things that happed when a proactive citizenry and an enlightened City Hall work together. This is an approach replicated in dozens of parks throughout the city of 8.3 million residents. For New York ...

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