The High Line Blog

  • Plant of the Week: Common milkweed

    By Matt Vermeulen June 20, 2016
    The High Line's planting design is inspired by the self-seeded landscape that grew up between rail tracks after the trains stopped running in the 1980s. Today, the High Line includes more than 500 species of perennials, grasses, shrubs, and trees – each chosen for their hardiness, adaptability... read more

  • Been Approached by Panhandlers on the High Line?

    June 20, 2016
    "While authentic monks traditionally carry a 'beggar's bowl' to receive gifts of food and money, they would not aggressively ask for cash, said the Rev. T. Kenjitsu Nakagaki, president of the Buddhist Council of New York, who said the fakers are disrespecting the faith." – "Fake Buddhist monks... read more
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  • Families on the High Line: Learning from Nature

    By Courtney Epton from City Growers June 17, 2016
    How do you use the High Line as a family? Is it a place to relax and reconnect? An opportunity to look closely at plants and animals in the heart of the city? A source of creativity? The High Line inspires teachers, storytellers, and artists every day, and each month we are inviting them to s... read more

  • Unapologetically Black: A Conversation with The Illustrious Blacks

    By Eboni Munn June 16, 2016
    Mark your calendars for an interplanetary party from the future with Out of Line: The Illustrious Blacks on June 23 beginning at 9:00 PM on the High Line under The Standard, High Line at Little West 12th Street. The Out of Line series is inspired by the original Renegade Cabaret and designed t... read more

  • Friends of the High Line Convenes Leaders of Urban Reuse Projects

    By Robert Hammond June 15, 2016
    A note from Friends of the High Line Co-Founder and Executive Director Robert Hammond Since Joshua David and I co-founded Friends of the High Line (FHL) in 1999, and especially since the first section of the High Line opened to the public in 2009, we've been asked the "How did you do it?" que... read more
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  • Learning on the Line: First Grade Park Study

    By Lindsay R. Dennis-Litinger, First Grade teacher at PS 41 June 15, 2016
    In the fall, our first grade Social Studies curriculum looks at parks and why they're important to the community. We go on field trips to different parks around NYC, and this year we were fortunate enough to have a partnership with Friends of the High Line. Our Social Studies Park Unit was... read more
  • Pride

    High Line Shop Introduces New Pride Products

    June 13, 2016
    To celebrate Pride Month, we're introducing a series of fun, new High Line pride products at the High Line Shop. Products are available online at thehighline.org/shop and on the High Line at West 16th Street as well as at Gansevoort Street. Get yours today! Visit the High Line Shop ... read more
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  • Plant of the Week: Grace smokebush

    By Sue Tropio June 13, 2016
    The High Line's planting design is inspired by the self-seeded landscape that grew up between rail tracks after the trains stopped running in the 1980s. Today, the High Line includes more than 500 species of perennials, grasses, shrubs, and trees – each chosen for their hardiness, adaptability... read more

  • Gardening in the Sky: “Greener” Grass

    By Erin Eck June 9, 2016
    It's hard to overstate the impact lawns have on American ecosystems. In 2005, NASA published the results of a study that found "lawns – including residential and commercial lawns, golf courses, etc. – could be considered the single largest irrigated crop in America in terms of surface area.... read more

  • Plant of the Week: Indian Physic

    By Tim Kerins June 6, 2016
    The High Line's planting design is inspired by the self-seeded landscape that grew up between rail tracks after the trains stopped running in the 1980s. Today, the High Line includes more than 500 species of perennials, grasses, shrubs, and trees – each chosen for their hardiness, adaptability... read more