The Delancey Underground's Kickstarter campaign

On Wednesday night, the fellows behind the plan to build a park in an abandoned trolley station below Delancey Street (the Low Line or the Delancey Underground) launched a Kickstarter campaign.

Their goal is to raise to raise $100,000 to fund a large-scale demo of technology they developed to transport sunlight underground, as The Lo-Down noted. (You can find the Kickstarter page here.)

There's a video explaining all the particulars on the Kickstarter page...



Several people have pointed out one moment in the video... at the 25-second mark ... the line about the Lower East Side being "full of culture and history ..." is set to an image of the now-demolished Mars Bar...

Previously on EV Grieve:
Day trippers: Picture yourself in a park under Delancey

Day trippers: Picture yourself in a park under Delancey

The story people seem to talking about at the moment comes courtesy of New York magazine, where three "urbanist entrepreneurs" share their idea for the long-abandoned trolley terminal under Delancey Street ... (Read more about the trolley terminal here.)

The men want to turn it into the High Line. Except that this strip of urban greenery would be underground. Called Delancey Underground, "but will inevitably be known as the Low Line." Says one of the developers: “We’re channeling sunlight the way they did in ancient Egyptian tombs, but in a supermodern way.”

Take a look for yourself... very Middle-earthy...

It's not the worst idea ever. It just seems like it. Still, love the renderings... An accordion player! And an aspiring Kardashian in short shorts...

You can see all this for yourself on Wednesday during a CB3 meeting...

Land Use, Zoning, Public & Private Housing Committee
Wednesday, September 21 at 6:30pm -- University Settlement, Speyer Hall - 184 Eldridge St (btwn Rivington & Delancey Sts)

1. Discussion of EIS draft scoping document
2. Green Space Under Delancey Street: Presentation of a concept for the abandoned Williamsburg Trolley Terminal below Delancey Street: using innovative solar technology to create a sizable underground community park