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July 19, 2016

New park on island in New York City opens and invites everyone to play

By KAREN MATTHEWS
Associated Press

AP Photo/Mary Altaffer [enlarge]
The Dutch firm West 8 designed The Hills at Governors Island, with this giant granite scramble made from blocks salvaged from an old seawall. The former military base is just off lower Manhattan.

NEW YORK — Four new hills built on New York City's Governors Island offer sweeping views of the Statute of Liberty and lower Manhattan, unique places to hike and climb, and massive slides that dwarf those found on any playground.


 
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