NYC opens new Excessive Line section with lush garden

gaban June 6, 2011
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NYC opens new Excessive Line section with lush garden

The ribbon was reduce Tuesday on the lengthy-awaited second section of the Excessive Line, revealing a lush inexperienced garden, prime lounging spots and a much less-industrial feel than the original stretch of the well-known park constructed on deserted railroad tracks 30 feet above ground.

The brand new part ends at thirtieth Road, including 10 blocks and doubling the length to 1 mile. The first segment opened in June 2009 and runs from Gansevoort Avenue to twentieth Street.

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Texas theme park for guests with special needs

gaban June 5, 2011
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Texas theme park for guests with special needs

Morgan’s Wonderland aims to offer everything a special-needs invitee might enjoy at a subject park – whereas appealing to non-disabled tourists too.The result’s both inventive and heartwarming: a 25-acre, $34 million park catering each detail to those with physical or mental disabilities, down to jungle gyms wide enough to fit two wheelchairs side-by-side, a “Sensory Village” that’s an inside mall of touch-and-hear behavior, and daily attendance limits so the park never gets too loud or lines too long.

Since opening most recent year, Morgan’s Wonderland has attracted more than 100,000 visitors, although almost no national marketing from the non-profit park. Admission for people with special needs is without charge, and adults accompanying them are $10. 3 out of each four guests should not have disabilities.The park is the best of its kind in the state, as per Hartman, a San Antonio philanthropist … Read the rest

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