New York: Wet and Cold

Annabelle Thorpe's piece in the Guardian on Wednesday trumpets ten places to beat the heat in New York this summer. It's funny, on this cool and wet June day, to think about cooling off, though no doubt we'll all be hunting for relief from the heat shortly.

I like three of Thorpe's suggestions in particular: the Bronx's Wave Hill, 230 Fifth Rooftop Garden (a place I have to admit I've never visited), and the High Line, which I've been excited about for months now. According to the park's Web site, Section 1 of the High Line, which stretches from Gansevoort to 20th Street, will open on June 9. High Line history here.