My spouse and I visited the Lowline Lab on a Sunday morning
in mid-February 2017. The lab is currently open on weekends only from 11:00 am
until 5:00 pm. No admission fee is charged, but donations are solicited so that
the organization may proceed with the project someday.
The Lowline Lab is an exhibition located an abandoned market
on Essex Street that opened in fall of 2015 as a prototype. The Lowline itself
(should it open someday) will be located beneath Delancey Street near the base
of the Williamsburg Bridge. Formally known as the Delancey Underground,
the Lowline hopes to be the world's first underground park in the former 1948 Williamsburg
Bridge Trolley Terminal where streetcars looped around to ferry passengers to
and from Brooklyn via the Williamsburg Bridge. The proposed Lowline area spans
three blocks from Essex Street to Clinton Street, and boasts 20-foot high
ceilings.
The lab hosts a
variety of community activities, including discussions, art installations, and
educational events. Small bistro tables and chairs are available, as are
restrooms, limited concessions, and souvenirs.
