Dan Barasch: A park underneath the hustle and bustle of New York City

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Ido Dekkers ืžื‘ืงืจ: Tal Dekkers
00:12
My dream is to build the world's first
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ื”ื—ืœื•ื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื•ื ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืคืืจืง
00:14
underground park in New York City.
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ื”ืชืช ืงืจืงืขื™ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื‘ืขื™ืจ ื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง.
00:17
Now, why would someone want to build an underground park,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืœืžื” ืฉืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื™ืจืฆื” ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ืคืืจืง ืชืช ืงืจืงืขื™,
00:19
and why in New York City?
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ื•ืœืžื” ื‘ืขื™ืจ ื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง?
00:23
These three tough little buggers
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ืฉืœื•ืฉืช ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ื”ืงืฉื•ื—ื™ื ื”ืงื˜ื ื™ื ื”ืืœื”
00:24
are, on the left, my grandmother, age five,
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ื”ื, ืžืฆื“ ืฉืžืืœ, ืกื‘ืชื™, ื‘ื’ื™ืœ ื—ืžืฉ,
00:27
and then her sister and brother,
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ื•ืื– ืื—ื•ืชื” ื•ืื—ื™ื”,
00:29
ages 11 and nine.
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ื‘ื’ื™ืœ 11 ื•ืชืฉืข.
00:30
This photo was taken just before they left
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ื”ืชืžื•ื ื” ื”ื–ื• ื ืœืงื—ื” ืžืžืฉ ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื ืขื–ื‘ื•
00:32
from Italy to immigrate to the United States,
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ืžืื™ื˜ืœื™ื” ื•ื”ื™ื’ืจื• ืœืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช,
00:35
just about a century ago.
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ื‘ืขืจืš ืœืคื ื™ ืžืื”.
00:37
And like many immigrants at the time,
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ื•ื›ืžื• ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื”ื’ืจื™ื ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื–ืžืŸ,
00:39
they arrived on the Lower East Side
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ื”ื ื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืœืœื•ืืจ ืื™ืกื˜ ืกื™ื™ื“
00:41
in New York City
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ื‘ื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง
00:42
and they encountered a crazy melting pot.
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ื•ื”ื ื ืชืงืœื• ื‘ื›ื•ืจ ื”ื™ืชื•ืš ืžื˜ื•ืจืฃ.
00:45
What was amazing about their generation
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ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื” ืžื“ื”ื™ื ื‘ื“ื•ืจ ืฉืœื”ื
00:46
was that they were not only building new lives
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ื”ื™ื” ืฉื”ื ืœื ืจืง ื‘ื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื ื—ื“ืฉื™ื
00:49
in this new, unfamiliar area,
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ื‘ืื–ื•ืจื™ื ื”ื—ื“ืฉื™ื, ื”ืœื ืžื•ื›ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื”,
00:51
but they were also literally building the city.
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ืืœื ื”ื ืžืžืฉ ื‘ื ื• ืืช ื”ืขื™ืจ.
00:54
I've always been fascinated by those decades
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ืชืžื™ื“ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื•ืงืกื ืžื”ืขืฉื•ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื”
00:56
and by that history,
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ื•ืžื”ื”ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ืฉืœื”ื,
00:57
and I would often beg my grandmother
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ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืชื—ื ืŸ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืœืกื‘ืชื™
01:00
to tell me as many stories as possible
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ืœืกืคืจ ืœื™ ื›ืžื” ืฉื™ื•ืชืจ ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื
01:01
about the old New York.
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ืขืœ ื ื™ื• ื”ื™ื•ืจืง ื”ื™ืฉื ื”.
01:03
But she would often just shrug it off,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ืชื” ื”ืจื‘ื” ืคืขืžื™ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืžืชืขืœืžืช ืžืžื ื™,
01:06
tell me to eat more meatballs, more pasta,
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ื•ืื•ืžืจืช ืœื™ ืœืื›ื•ืœ ืขื•ื“ ื›ื“ื•ืจื™ ื‘ืฉืจ, ื™ื•ืชืจ ืคืกื˜ื”,
01:08
and so I very rarely got
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ืื– ืจืง ืœืขื™ืชื™ื ืจื—ื•ืงื•ืช ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™
01:10
any of the history that I wanted to hear about.
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ืืช ื”ื”ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ืฉืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœืฉืžื•ืข.
01:13
The New York City that I encountered
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ื”ืขื™ืจ ื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง ืฉืื ื™ ืคื’ืฉืชื™
01:14
felt pretty built up.
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ื”ืจื’ื™ืฉื” ื“ื™ ื‘ื ื•ื™ื”.
01:16
I always knew as a kid that I wanted
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ืชืžื™ื“ ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ื›ื™ืœื“ ืฉืจืฆื™ืชื™
01:18
to make a difference, and to somehow
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ืœื”ืฉืคื™ืข, ื•ืื™ืš ืฉื”ื•ื
01:20
make the world more beautiful, more interesting
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ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ื™ืคื” ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืขื ื™ื™ืŸ
01:22
and more just.
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ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฆื•ื“ืง.
01:23
I just didn't really know how.
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ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœื ืžืžืฉ ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืื™ืš.
01:25
At first, I thought I wanted to go work abroad,
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ื‘ื”ืชื—ืœื”, ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืœื›ืช ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ื‘ืืจืฆื•ืช ืื—ืจื•ืช,
01:26
so I took a job with UNICEF in Kenya.
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ืื– ืœืงื—ืชื™ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื‘ื™ื•ื ื™ืฆืฃ ื‘ืงื ื™ื”.
01:29
But it felt weird to me that I knew more about
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ืžื•ื–ืจ ืฉื™ื“ืขืชื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ
01:31
local Kenyan politics than the politics of my own hometown.
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ืขืœ ื”ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงื” ื”ืงื ื™ื™ืชื™ืช ื”ืžืงื•ืžื™ืช ืžืืฉืจ ืขืœ ื”ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงื” ืฉืœ ืขื™ืจ ื”ื•ืœื“ืชื™.
01:35
I took a job with the City of New York,
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ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื‘ืขื™ืจื™ื™ืช ื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง,
01:37
but very quickly felt frustrated
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื”ืจ ืžืื•ื“ ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ืžืชื•ืกื›ืœ
01:39
with the slowness of government bureaucracy.
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ืžื”ืื™ื˜ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื‘ื™ืจื•ืงืจื˜ื™ื” ื”ืฉืœื˜ื•ื ื™ืช.
01:42
I even took a job at Google,
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ืืคื™ืœื• ืขื‘ื“ืชื™ ื‘ื’ื•ื’ืœ,
01:44
where very fast I drank the Kool-Aid
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ืฉื ืžื”ืจ ืžืื•ื“ ืฉืชื™ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืงื•ืœ ืื™ื™ื“
01:47
and believed almost wholeheartedly
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ื•ื”ืืžื ืชื™ ื›ืžืขื˜ ื‘ืœื‘ ืฉืœื
01:48
that technology could solve all social problems.
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ืฉื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืคืชื•ืจ ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
01:52
But I still didn't feel like I was making the world a better place.
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ืื‘ืœ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืœื ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ื›ืื™ืœื• ืื ื™ ืขื•ืฉื” ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ืžืงื•ื ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ.
01:55
It was in 2009 that my friend
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื‘ 2009 ืฉื—ื‘ืจื™
01:57
and now business partner James Ramsey
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ื•ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืฉื•ืชืคื™ ื”ืขืกืงื™ ื’'ื™ื™ืžืก ืจืืžื–ื™
01:59
alerted me to the location of a pretty spectacular site,
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ื”ืจืื” ืœื™ ืžื™ืงื•ื ืฉืœ ืžืงื•ื ืžืžืฉ ื™ื•ืฆื ื“ื•ืคืŸ,
02:02
which is this.
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ืฉื–ื” ื”ืžืงื•ื ื”ื–ื”.
02:04
This is the former trolley terminal
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ื–ื” ื˜ืจืžื™ื ืœ ื”ื˜ืจื•ืœื™ ืœืฉืขื‘ืจ
02:06
that was the depot for passengers
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ืฉื”ื™ื” ื ืงื•ื“ืช ื”ืงืฆื” ืœื ื•ืกืขื™ื
02:08
traveling over the Williamsburg Bridge
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ืฉืขื‘ืจื• ืืช ื’ืฉืจ ื•ื•ื™ืœื™ืืžืกื‘ื•ืจื’
02:10
from Brooklyn to Manhattan,
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ืžื‘ืจื•ืงืœื™ืŸ ืœืžื ื”ื˜ืŸ,
02:12
and it was open between 1908 and 1948,
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ื•ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ืคืชื•ื— ื‘ื™ืŸ 1908 ื• 1948,
02:15
just around the time when my grandparents were
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ืžืžืฉ ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืกื‘ื™ ื’ืจื•
02:18
living right in the area.
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ืžืžืฉ ืคื” ื‘ืื–ื•ืจ.
02:19
And we learned also that the site
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ื•ื’ื™ืœื™ื ื• ื’ื ืฉื”ืžืงื•ื
02:21
was entirely abandoned in 1948.
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ื ื ื˜ืฉ ืœื’ืžืจื™ ื‘ 1948.
02:24
Fascinated by this discovery,
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ืžื•ืงืกืžื™ื ืžื”ื’ื™ืœื•ื™,
02:26
we begged the authorities to draw us into the space,
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ื”ืชื—ื ื ื• ืœืจืฉื•ื™ื•ืช ืœื”ื›ื ืก ืœืžืงื•ื,
02:29
and we finally got a tour,
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ื•ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ ืงื™ื‘ืœื• ืกื™ื•ืจ,
02:31
and this is what we saw.
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ื•ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉืจืื™ื ื•.
02:33
Now, this photo doesn't really do it justice.
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื”ืฆื™ืœื•ื ื”ื–ื” ืœื ื‘ืืžืช ืžืจืื” ืื•ืชื• ื˜ื•ื‘.
02:35
It's kind of hard to imagine the unbelievably magical
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ื–ื” ืงืฉื” ืœื“ืžื™ื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ื”ืงืกื•ืžื”
02:37
feeling that you have when you get in this space.
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ืœื”ืคืœื™ื ืฉืืชื ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื ื›ืฉืืชื ื ื›ื ืกื™ื ืœื—ืœืœ.
02:40
It's a football field of unused land
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ื–ื” ืžื’ืจืฉ ืคื•ื˜ื‘ื•ืœ ืฉืœ ืื“ืžื” ืœืœื ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ
02:43
immediately below a very crowded area of the city,
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ืžืžืฉ ืžืชื—ืช ืœืื–ื•ืจ ืžืื•ื“ ืฆืคื•ืฃ ืฉืœ ื”ืขื™ืจ,
02:47
and it almost feels like you're Indiana Jones
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ื•ื–ื” ื›ืžืขื˜ ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ื›ืื™ืœื• ืฉืืชื ืื™ื ื“ื™ืื ื” ื’'ื•ื ืก
02:49
on an archaeological dig,
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ื‘ื—ืคื™ืจื” ืืจื›ื™ืื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช,
02:51
and all the details are all still there.
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ื•ื›ืœ ื”ืคืจื˜ื™ื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉื.
02:52
It's really pretty remarkable.
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ื–ื” ื‘ืืžืช ื“ื™ ื™ื•ืฆื ื“ื•ืคืŸ.
02:54
Now, the site itself is located at the very heart
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื”ืืชืจ ืขืฆืžื• ืžืžื•ืงื ื‘ืœื‘
02:57
of the Lower East Side,
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ื”ืœื•ืืจ ืื™ืกื˜ ืกื™ื™ื“,
02:59
and today it still remains one of the most
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ื•ื”ื™ื•ื ื”ื•ื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื ืฉืืจ ืื—ืช
03:00
crowded neighborhoods in the city.
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ื”ืฉื›ื•ื ื•ืช ื”ื›ื™ ืฆืคื•ืคื•ืช ื‘ืขื™ืจ.
03:02
New York City has two thirds the green space
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ืœืขื™ืจ ื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง ื™ืฉ ืฉื ื™ ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ื ืžื”ืื–ื•ืจื™ื ื”ื™ืจื•ืงื™ื
03:04
per resident as other big cities,
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ืœืชื•ืฉื‘ ื™ื—ืกื™ืช ืœืขืจื™ื ืื—ืจื•ืช,
03:06
and this neighborhood as one tenth the green space.
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ื•ืœืฉื›ื•ื ื” ื”ื–ื• ื™ืฉ ืขืฉื™ืจื™ืช ืžื”ืฉื˜ื—ื™ื ื”ื™ืจื•ืงื™ื.
03:09
So we immediately started thinking about how we
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ืื– ืžื™ื™ื“ ื”ืชื—ืœื ื• ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ืื™ืš ืื ื—ื ื•
03:11
could take this site and turn it into something
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ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืงื—ืช ืืช ื”ืžืงื•ื ื”ื–ื” ื•ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืื•ืชื• ืœืžืฉื”ื•
03:13
that could be used for the public,
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ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ,
03:15
but also could potentially even be green.
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื™ืจื•ืง ืคื•ื˜ื ืฆื™ืืœื™ืช.
03:17
Our plan, in a nutshell,
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ื”ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ืฉืœื ื• , ื‘ืชืžืฆื™ืช,
03:19
is to draw natural sunlight underground
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ื”ื™ื ืœื”ื›ื ื™ืก ืื•ืจ ื˜ื‘ืขื™ ืžืชื—ืช ืœืื“ืžื”
03:21
using a simple system that harvests sunlight above the street,
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ื‘ืฉื™ื˜ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ื” ืฉืื•ืกืคืช ืื•ืจ ื˜ื‘ืขื™ ืžืขืœ ื”ืจื—ื•ื‘,
03:24
directs it below the city sidewalks,
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ืžืคื ื” ืื•ืชื• ืžืชื—ืช ืœืžื“ืจื›ื•ืช ื”ืขื™ืจ,
03:27
and would allow plants and trees to grow
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ื•ืชืืคืฉืจ ืœืฆืžื—ื™ื ื•ืœืขืฆื™ื ืœื’ื“ื•ืœ
03:29
with the light that's directed underneath.
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ืขื ื”ืื•ืจ ืฉืžื ื•ืชื‘ ืœืžื˜ื”.
03:31
With this approach, you could take a site
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ืขื ื”ื’ื™ืฉื” ื”ื–ื•, ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืงื—ืช ืืชืจ
03:33
that looks like this today
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ืฉื ืจืื” ื›ื›ื” ื”ื™ื•ื
03:35
and transform it into something
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ื•ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืื•ืชื• ืœืžืฉื”ื•
03:37
that looks like this.
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ืฉื ืจืื” ื›ื›ื”.
03:39
In 2011, we first released some of these images,
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ื‘ 2011, ืฉื—ืจืจื ื• ืœืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื›ืžื” ืžื”ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืืœื”,
03:43
and what was funny was,
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ื•ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื” ืžืฆื—ื™ืง,
03:45
a lot of people said to us, "Oh, it kind of looks
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ื”ื™ื” ืฉื”ืจื‘ื” ืื ืฉื™ื ืืžืจื• ืœื ื•, "ืื•ื”, ื–ื” ื ืจืื” ื›ืžื•
03:47
like the High Line underground."
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ื”ื”ื™ื™ ืœื™ื™ืŸ ืžืชื—ืช ืœืื“ืžื”."
03:49
And so what our nickname ended up becoming,
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ืื– ืžื” ืฉื”ืคืš ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ ืœื›ื™ื ื•ื™ ืฉืœื ื•
03:53
and what ended up sticking,
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ื•ืžื” ืฉื ื“ื‘ืง ื‘ืกื•ืฃ,
03:55
was the Lowline, so the Lowline was born.
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ื”ื™ื” ื”ืœืื• ืœื™ื™ืŸ, ื›ืš ื ื•ืœื“ ื”ืœืื• ืœื™ื™ืŸ.
03:58
What was also clear was that people really wanted
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ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื” ื‘ืจื•ืจ ื”ื™ื” ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืžืžืฉ ืจืฆื•
03:59
to know a lot more about how the technology
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ืœื“ืขืช ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืื™ืš ื”ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื”
04:01
would look and feel,
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ืชืจืื” ื•ืชืจื’ื™ืฉ,
04:03
and that there was really much more interest in this
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ื•ืฉื”ื™ื” ื‘ืืžืช ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ื–ื”
04:05
than we had ever thought possible.
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ืžืฉื—ืฉื‘ื ื• ืฉืืคืฉืจื™.
04:07
So, like a crazy person, I decided to quit my job
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ืื–, ื›ืžื• ืžืฉื•ื’ืข, ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ืœื”ืชืคื˜ืจ ืžื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื™
04:09
and focus entirely on this project.
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ื•ืœื”ืชืžืงื“ ื‘ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ ื”ื–ื”.
04:11
Here is us with our team
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ื”ื ื” ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื ื”ืฆื•ื•ืช
04:13
putting together a technology demonstration
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ืžืงื™ืžื™ื ืžื“ื’ื™ื ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื•ืช
04:16
in a warehouse.
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ื‘ืžื—ืกืŸ.
04:18
Here's the underbelly of this solar canopy
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ื”ื ื” ื”ืชื—ืชื™ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื•ืคื” ื”ืกื•ืœืจื™ืช ื”ื–ื•
04:21
which we built to show the technology.
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ืฉื‘ื ื™ื ื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื“ื’ื™ื ืืช ื”ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื”.
04:23
You can see the six solar collectors at the center there.
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ืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ืฉืฉืช ื”ืงื•ืœื˜ื™ื ื”ืกื•ืœืจื™ื™ื ื‘ืžืจื›ื– ืฉื.
04:26
And here's the full exhibit all put together
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ื•ื”ื ื” ื”ืชืฆื•ื’ื” ื”ืžืœืื” ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ืช
04:29
in this warehouse.
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ื‘ืžื—ืกืŸ ื”ื–ื”.
04:30
You can see the solar canopy overhead,
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ืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ื—ื•ืคื” ื”ืกื•ืœืืจื™ืช ืžืขืœ,
04:32
the light streaming in,
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ื”ืื•ืจ ื–ื•ืจื ืคื ื™ืžื”,
04:33
and this entirely live green space below.
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ื•ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืžืชื—ื ื”ื™ืจื•ืง ื”ื—ื™ ืžืชื—ืช.
04:36
So in the course of just a few weeks,
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ืื– ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื›ืžื” ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช,
04:37
tens of thousands of people came to see our exhibit,
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ืžืื•ืช ืืœืคื™ ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ืชืฆื•ื’ื”,
04:41
and since that time, we've grown
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ื•ืžืื– ืื•ืชื• ื–ืžืŸ, ื”ื’ื“ืœื ื•
04:42
our numbers of supporters both locally
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ืืช ืžืกืคืจ ื”ืชื•ืžื›ื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ื’ื ืžืงื•ืžื™ืช
04:45
and among design enthusiasts all over the world.
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ื•ื’ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ื—ืกื™ื“ื™ ื”ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื.
04:47
Here's a rendering of the neighborhood
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ื”ื ื” ืจื™ื ื“ื•ืจ ืฉืœ ื”ืฉื›ื•ื ื”
04:49
just immediately above the Line's site,
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ืžืžืฉ ืžืขืœ ืืชืจ ื”ืงื•,
04:52
and a rendering of how it will look
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ื•ืจื™ื ื“ื•ืจ ืฉืœ ืื™ืš ื–ื” ื™ืจืื”
04:54
after major redevelopment that is coming
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ืื—ืจื™ ืคื™ืชื•ื— ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ ืฉืžื’ื™ืข
04:56
over the course of the next 10 years.
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ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ืขืฉืจ ื”ืฉื ื™ื ื”ื‘ืื•ืช.
04:58
Notice how crowded the neighborhood still feels
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ืฉื™ืžื• ืœื‘ ื›ืžื” ื”ืฉื›ื•ื ื” ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื” ืฆืคื•ืคื” ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ
05:00
and how there's really a lack of green space.
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ื•ืื™ืš ื™ืฉ ื‘ืืžืช ืžื—ืกื•ืจ ื‘ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ื ื™ืจื•ืงื™ื.
05:02
So what we're proposing is really something that will
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ืื– ืžื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฆื™ืขื™ื ื–ื” ื‘ืืžืช ืžืฉื”ื•
05:05
add one football field of green space
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ืฉื™ื•ืกื™ืฃ ืžื’ืจืฉ ืคื•ื˜ื‘ื•ืœ ืื—ื“ ืฉืœ ืžืจื—ื‘ ื™ืจื•ืง
05:09
underneath this neighborhood, but more importantly
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ืžืชื—ืช ืœืฉื›ื•ื ื” ื”ื–ื•, ืื‘ืœ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ
05:12
will introduce a really community-driven focus
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื ืฆื™ื’ ืžื™ืงื•ื“ ืžื•ื ืข ืงื”ื™ืœื”
05:14
in a rapidly gentrifying area.
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ื‘ืื–ื•ืจ ืžืชื—ื–ืง ื‘ืžื”ืจื”.
05:16
And right now, we're focusing very closely
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ื•ืžืžืฉ ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืชืžืงื“ื™ื
05:18
on how we engage with the City of New York
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ื‘ืื™ืš ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ืฆืจื™ื ื™ื—ืกื™ ื’ื•ืžืœื™ืŸ ืขื ื”ืขื™ืจ ื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง
05:21
on really transforming the overall ecosystem
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ื‘ื‘ืืžืช ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืช ื”ืžื—ื™ื™ื”
05:24
in an integrated way.
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ื‘ื“ืจืš ืžืฉื•ืœื‘ืช.
05:26
Here's our rendering of how we would actually
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ื”ื ื” ื”ืจื™ื ื“ื•ืจ ืฉืœื ื• ืœืื™ืš ืื ื—ื ื• ืœืžืขืฉื”
05:28
invite people into the space itself.
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ื ื–ืžื™ืŸ ืื ืฉื™ื ืœืชื•ืš ื”ื—ืœืœ ืขืฆืžื•.
05:30
So here you see this iconic entrance
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ืื– ื›ืืŸ ืืชื ืจื•ืื™ื ืืช ื”ื›ื ื™ืกื” ื”ืื™ืงื•ื ื™ืช
05:32
in which we would literally peel up the street
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ื‘ื” ื ืงืœืฃ ืžื™ืœื•ืœื™ืช ืืช ื”ืจื—ื•ื‘
05:34
and reveal the historical layers of the city,
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ื•ื ื’ืœื” ืืช ื”ืฉื›ื‘ื•ืช ื”ื”ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืขื™ืจ,
05:37
and invite people into this warm underground space.
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ื•ื ื–ืžื™ืŸ ืื ืฉื™ื ืœืชื•ืš ื”ืžืจื—ื‘ ื”ืชืช ืงืจืงืขื™ ื”ื—ืžื™ื.
05:40
In the middle of winter, when it's absolutely freezing outside,
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ื‘ืืžืฆืข ื”ื—ื•ืจืฃ, ื›ืฉืžืžืฉ ืงืคื•ื ื‘ื—ื•ืฅ,
05:43
the last place you'd want to go would be
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ื”ืžืงื•ื ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ื‘ื• ืชืจืฆื• ืœื”ื™ื•ืช
05:44
an outdoor space or outdoor park.
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ื”ื•ื ืžืจื—ื‘ ื—ื™ืฆื•ื ื™ ืื• ืคืืจืง ืคืชื•ื—.
05:46
The Lowline would really be a four-season space
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ื”ืœืื• ืœื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื‘ืืžืช ืžืจื—ื‘ ืืจื‘ืข ืขื•ื ืชื™
05:48
and a respite for the city.
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ื•ื”ืคื•ื’ื” ืœืขื™ืจ.
05:51
So I like to think that the Lowline actually brings
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ืื– ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืฉื”ืœืื• ืœื™ื™ืŸ ืœืžืขืฉื” ืžื‘ื™ื
05:53
my own family's story full circle.
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ืืช ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉืœื™ ืœืžืขื’ืœ ืฉืœื.
05:55
If my grandparents and my parents were really
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ืื ื”ืกื‘ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื•ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืืžืช ื”ื™ื•
05:57
focused on building the city up and out,
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ืžืžื•ืงื“ื™ื ื‘ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืขื™ืจ,
06:01
I think my generation is focused on reclaiming
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื”ื“ื•ืจ ืฉืœื™ ืžืžื•ืงื“ ื‘ืœืงื™ื—ื” ื‘ื—ื–ืจื”
06:03
the spaces that we already have,
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ืืช ื”ื—ืœืœื™ื ืฉื›ื‘ืจ ื™ืฉ ืœื ื•,
06:05
rediscovering our shared history,
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ืžื’ืœื™ื ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืืช ื”ื”ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ื”ืžืฉื•ืชืคืช ืฉืœื ื•,
06:07
and reimagining how we can make our communities
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ื•ืžื“ืžื™ื™ื ื™ื ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืื™ืš ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืืช ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•
06:09
more interesting, more beautiful and more just.
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ืœืžืขื ื™ื™ื ื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื™ืคื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ื”ื•ื’ื ื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ.
06:12
Thanks.
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ืชื•ื“ื”.
06:14
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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