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I love how the New Yorkers don’t waste space, even when it’s old and long gone. The High Line, an old train track that was turned into an outside park, is  spectacular. I walked the High Line last September and thought it was beautifully designed. Now a new similar idea has come to mind. Sitting below Delancey Street is a vast trolley terminal that has been left abandoned for the last 60 years. The terminal (approximately 2 acres) once operated cars that crossed the Williamsburg Bridge to Brooklyn looping back. New York City’s Lowe East Side (LES) wants to attempt to mimic the westside’s High Line by building the Low Line, an underground park. I can’t wait for it to be finished.

Read more: The Low-Line: An Underground Park For New York City’s Lower East Side! The Low-Line Underground Park in New York City’s Lower East Side – Inhabitat New York City

Pinterest is an online bulletin board for your favorite images. It allows you to organize images — maybe pretty magazine covers or other creative ideas — into boards for specific categories. When you “pin” something new, your followers will see it. They can like, comment or re-pin it to their boards. Like Facebook content, your Pinterest pins can go viral.

Italian artist Ivano Vitali weaves clothing out of recycled newspapers. So smart and ‘Green’ at the same time.

A view of the long-abandoned Waldorf-Astoria train platform, which allowed VIPs to enter the hotel in a more private manner. The mysterious track, known as Track 61, still houses the train car and private elevator. It was was used by Franklin D. Roosevelt, possibly to hide the fact that he was in a wheelchair suffering from polio. Interesting don’t you think…

Time Out magazine New York selected the best 20 paintings to be viewed at MoMA (The Museum of Modern Art) right now containing work of Henri Rousseau, Salvador Dali and my personal favorite: M’Amenez-y (1919-20) from Francis Picabia. What’s your favorite?