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Meat Packing District

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Officially known as Gansevoort Market or the Meatpacking District was populated almost exclusively by wholesale meat companies. It is a tiny stone-covered marketplace that spans four blocks but it received landmark designation in September 2003. It has had a dubious past going through a general decline on the waterfront due to the advent of the supermarket which changes the distribution pattern for meat and bottomed out as a center of drug dealing and prostitution.

But beginning in the 1990's the area has undergone remarkable change and now features high end boutiques that cater to young professionals, restaurants and nightclubs. More than 60 establishments that have opened there, including some of the latest, most trendy places to shop, dine, and drink. At one time New York Magazine referred to it as "New York's most fashionable neighborhood".

Highline Park recently opened. Once an old abandoned freight railroad track used for transporting meat, plants and other staples, this pedestrian paradise provides a peaceful, elevated getaway above the fray.

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