Park update: From 7am – 3:30pm on Monday, March 18 and Tuesday, March 19, the High Line will be partially closed between 23rd and 30th Streets due to construction. Visitors can enter and exit at the 23rd Street stair/elevator and the 30th/10th Street stair. The entrances from Hudson Yards, the Connector, and the Spur remain open.
June 30, 2014
Plants of the Week: Perennial Ryegrass and Tall Fescue
By Andi Pettis
There are an amazing variety of beautiful grasses growing on the High Line. Little bluestem is an unexpected, cooling blue-green in midsummer. The...
By Andi Pettis | June 30, 2014
There are an amazing variety of beautiful grasses growing on the High Line. Little bluestem is an unexpected, cooling blue-green in midsummer. The flowers of purple love grass explode into airy fireworks, and then break away and float...
June 27, 2014
Photo of the Week: Summer Blooms
By Erika Harvey
The beauty of the High Line’s gardens is that the planting beds are an ever-changing palette of textures and colors. This time of year, as plants soak...
By Erika Harvey | June 27, 2014
The beauty of the High Line’s gardens is that the planting beds are an ever-changing palette of textures and colors. This time of year, as plants soak up the summer sun, their foliage seems to grow thicker and thicker each day...
June 24, 2014
Favorite Green Corps Moments of 2014
By Emily Pinkowitz
Teen staff reflect on that day’s work with High Line Educator Gahl Shottan. Photo by Rowa Lee On June 26, Friends of the High Line will celebrate...
By Emily Pinkowitz | June 24, 2014
Teen staff reflect on that day’s work with High Line Educator Gahl Shottan. Photo by Rowa Lee On June 26, Friends of the High Line will celebrate the graduation of the Green Corps class of 2014 with a Garden Party. In anticipation...
June 20, 2014
Photo of the Week: A Piece of History
By Erika Harvey
If you’ve walked to the High Line’s southernmost tip, you’ve likely noticed the abrupt – yet visually captivating – way the park ends. Long...
By Erika Harvey | June 20, 2014
If you’ve walked to the High Line’s southernmost tip, you’ve likely noticed the abrupt – yet visually captivating – way the park ends. Long ago, during the years that freight trains still chugged along these elevated tracks...
June 16, 2014
Plant of the Moment: Purple Milkweed
By High Line
In addition to being an important crop, purple milkweed (Asclepias purpurascens) is a particularly handsome plant. Photo by the High Line For the...
By High Line | June 16, 2014
In addition to being an important crop, purple milkweed (Asclepias purpurascens) is a particularly handsome plant. Photo by the High Line For the majority of the modern history of cultivated gardens and the era of large-scale agriculture...
June 16, 2014
New High Line Documentary Debuts June 17
By Jennette Mulaney
Great Museums has created a new documentary about the High Line, Elevated Thinking: The High Line in New York City. The piece details the remarkable...
By Jennette Mulaney | June 16, 2014
Great Museums has created a new documentary about the High Line, Elevated Thinking: The High Line in New York City. The piece details the remarkable transformation of the High Line and the people who made it possible. Elevated Thinking...
June 14, 2014
The First Five Years of High Line Art
By Ashley Tickle
An installation view of Carol Bove’s High Line Commission Caterpillar installed on the High Line at the Rail Yards in 2013. Photo by Timothy...
By Ashley Tickle | June 14, 2014
An installation view of Carol Bove’s High Line Commission Caterpillar installed on the High Line at the Rail Yards in 2013. Photo by Timothy Schenck. Friends of the High Line founded High Line Art in 2009 with the opening of the...
June 13, 2014
Photo of the Week: A Look Back
By Christian Barclay
Joel Sternfeld, Fallen Billboard, November 2000. Courtesy of the artist and Luhring Augustine Gallery, New York. “As soon as Joel saw it, he took...
By Christian Barclay | June 13, 2014
Joel Sternfeld, Fallen Billboard, November 2000. Courtesy of the artist and Luhring Augustine Gallery, New York. “As soon as Joel saw it, he took me aside and said, ‘I want to do this. Don’t let anyone else up here for a...
June 13, 2014
The Power of Programming
By Emily Pinkowitz
High Line Educator Karen Lew Biney-Amissah makes history fun for a group of students. Photo by Rowa Lee Long before the High Line was a forgone...
By Emily Pinkowitz | June 13, 2014
High Line Educator Karen Lew Biney-Amissah makes history fun for a group of students. Photo by Rowa Lee Long before the High Line was a forgone conclusion, Friends of the High Line staff learned a valuable lesson about the power of...
June 11, 2014
Melt-ing Our Hearts
By Jennette Mulaney
Julian Plyter of Melt Bakery talks with High Line visitors. Photo by Armando Rafael Photography Melt Bakery was one of the first vendors selected for...
By Jennette Mulaney | June 11, 2014
Julian Plyter of Melt Bakery talks with High Line visitors. Photo by Armando Rafael Photography Melt Bakery was one of the first vendors selected for the High Line Food program, and Melt’s decadent, locally sourced ice-cream...