The High Line Blog

  • ​Pokémon GO: Catch 'Em on the High Line

    July 29, 2016
    Pokémon GO fever has taken over New York City, and the High Line has quickly become a prime location for dedicated Pokémon trainers seeking to catch 'em all.With a Pokémon Gym located in the park at West 20th Street and ample PokéStops throughout the Meatpacking District, Pokémon Go fans have bee... read more
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  • Plant of the Week: Hoary mountain mint

    By Tim Kerins July 22, 2016
    While hoary mountain mint is certainly not the showiest plant in bloom on the High Line this week, it should by no means be overlooked. This native perennial herb is an absolute favorite of pollinators, and with pollinator numbers in serious decline everyone should have some in their garden, i... read more

  • Growing, Weeding, and Seeding with High Line’s Green Council

    By D’en Vargas and Tia Hull, High Line Teens Staff July 22, 2016
    Summertime has finally arrived for Green Council! We're excited to be working with our community partners, CultivateHKNY and P.S.33, again this year.We partnered with P.S. 33 to help maintain their children's garden by weeding and seeding it. The crops are then given to the students at the elemen... read more

  • Up Late: A Conversation with Ani Taj of the Dance Cartel

    By Victoria Tripsas July 20, 2016
    On July 21, as part of Friends of the High Line's first-ever Up Late event on the High Line, we're inviting visitors to roam the park after-hours and be transported as dancers, musicians, and visual artists illuminate the park with participatory performances, installations, and a world of hidd... read more

  • Plant of the Week: Wild petunia

    By Guilherme Goncalves July 18, 2016
    This is the season for tall and showy perennials like compass plant, Culver`s root and coneflower, but it's the much shorter wild petunia that draws my attention every day as I walk up north from Gansevoort to the lawn at 23rd Street. Seen at the many locations along the High Line, wild petuni... read more

  • Up Late: A Conversation with Yael "KAT" Modiano & Ursula Scherrer

    By Victoria Tripsas July 18, 2016
    On July 21, as part of Friends of the High Line's first-ever Up Late event on the High Line, we're inviting visitors to roam the park after-hours and be transported as dancers, musicians, and visual artists illuminate the park with participatory performances, installations, and a world of hidd... read more
  • Make It Sweet!

    Top 5 Reasons to Come to Make it Sweet!

    By Katie Henry July 15, 2016
    During Make It Sweet! on Saturday, July 23, you can enjoy a whole day of family fun on the High Line: get your hands dirty in our mobile garden, create a large-scale art installation with an artist, hear stories from everyone's favorite librarian, design custom-made structures with the Chil... read more

  • ​Up Late: A Conversation with Shandoah Goldman of Carte Blanche Performance

    By Victoria Tripsas July 15, 2016
    On July 21, as part of Friends of the High Line's first-ever Up Late event on the High Line, we're inviting visitors to roam the park after-hours and be transported as dancers, musicians, and visual artists illuminate the park with participatory performances, installations, and a world of hidd... read more

  • Up Late: A Conversation with Merche Blasco

    By Victoria Tripsas July 12, 2016
    On July 21, as part of Friends of the High Line's first-ever Up Late event on the High Line, we're inviting visitors to roam the park after-hours and be transported as dancers, musicians, and visual artists illuminate the park with participatory performances, installations, and a world of hidd... read more

  • Up Late: A Conversation with Jordan Eagles

    By Victoria Tripsas July 12, 2016
    On July 21, as part of Friends of the High Line's first-ever Up Late event on the High Line, we're inviting visitors to roam the park after-hours and be transported as dancers, musicians, and visual artists illuminate the park with participatory performances, installations, and a world of hidd... read more