The Independent: "Manhattan still loves the high life" (as does Muswell Hill)

Link to The Independent

(note there are extra photos)

"This June, the celebrated High Line, the park which runs along the West Side of Manhattan, will flow from the heart of the stylish Meatpacking district through fashionable Chelsea all the way up to 30th Street. Though the extension of this former raised railway has not yet been opened, you can glimpse its promise through still-locked gates.

"The parks that gave green life to urban decay also include Parkland Walk, London:

This former railway runs from Finsbury Park to Alexandra Park and is London's longest local nature reserve. It follows the path of the disused London and North Eastern Railway, and abandoned stations can be spotted among the wildlife."