Long Island's North Shore Rail Trail opens, repurposing abandoned railroad line into recreational trail

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Manhattan has its popular High Line, and now Long Island has the North Shore Rail Trail, which just opened Friday. As GusoffTV reports, it repurposes an abandoned old railroad line into a thriving recreational trail.

-- Manhattan has its popular High Line, and now Long Island has the North Shore Rail Trail, which just opened Friday.

"People will be able to ride, get exercise in a safe fashion," he said."When I'm 85, I'll be riding here." It's been decades of navigating challenges, such as opposition from adjacent homeowners with privacy concerns, but the 10-mile path from Port Jefferson to Wading River won out. Cyclists hope to eventually link to the North Fork.

 

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