The Gates opened the this Saturday morning in Central Park, my fiance and I went out to see the unraveling of some of the Gates. I don't think I have ever seen so many people in the park at 8:30 AM on a Saturday morning. On many levels, Christo and the Jean Claude have triumphed again, it is an absolutely beautiful transformation of an already wonderful outdoor spaces. In just the first couple hours alone, you could plainly see the power of public art to enliven and transform, as every one was smiling and talking and discovering the new and the old beauty of Central Park.

People are visiting from all over the world just to see this installation. We met a couple from Belgium having breakfast after our walk through the park, and we have a couple friends coming in from California just to see this. The New York City Police Department has even deployed their multilingual officers in the park for the next couple weeks to assist with all the visitors. Mayor Mike is quite proud of this event, and he definitely should be.