This will be a walk along the car-free, traffic-light free Hudson River Trail. It will connect two disasters: it will start at the World Trade Center, and will be a two mile walk to Pier 59 at Chelsea Piers, where the Titanic was to arrive in 1912. There are over twenty talking points along the way, including:
-How close were the World Trade Center towers to the original edge of the island?
-Why do they call the Hudson “the river that runs both ways”?
-The Hudson River along Manhattan is not actually a river… what body of water is it?
-What was Robert Moses going to do to the West Side Highway, and how did Jane Jacobs stop him?
-How long has the New York City street grid system been in effect?
Accessibility
It is available by mass transit to the World Trade Center, and a few minutes walk to the meeting spot. It is a completely flat hike, no stairs at all
Location Information
RSVP is required and capacity is limited. Meeting location, ending location, and directions will be provided via email before walk date.
