What’s New BY ANGELA MATUA Wildlife sanctuary Group proposes new plan to transform LIC’s abandoned rail line Earlier last year, the city announced its goal to transform a stretch of abandoned rail line in Long Island City, and one proposal aims to turn the line into “a unique ecological and cultural space.” Long Island City-based BanG Studio and Brooklyn Grange call their plan the “Wild Line.” The groups are proposing to create a habitat where animals, humans, birds, insects and microorganisms can coexist on a 4.3- acre parcel of land that stretches from 49th to Skillman avenues. The line was decommissioned by the MTA in March 2015. The Wild Line will create a gradient of wilderness from the north end to the south end of the rail line, Curbed first reported. The south end, reserved for native plant, animal and insect species, will be off-limits to the public and only be used for research and education. “What’s striking is that even though it’s not so long ago that it was being used, the way nature sort of starts to take over…it seemed like a really sort of suitable location to kind of reintroduce the sort of plants that are native, which create habitat for animals that are Two groups are proposing to turn the Montauk Cutoff into a haven for native plants, animals and insects. Photos courtesy of BanG Studio
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