High Line Blog

The High Line’s commitment to innovative design and sustainability is reflected in each of our items. Photo by Sari Goodfriend

Now you can get those cool magnets you’ve been eyeing without having to spring for shipping. Boasting an array of new items, the High Line Shop Carts will reopen Tuesday, April 16th, at West 16th Street. We’ve extended our hours, so you can browse our postcards, tee-shirts, and other distinctive merchandise six days a week—Tuesday through Sunday, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Paula Scher High Line Map Poster

Your purchase directly supports the maintenance and operation of the High Line, so each time you carry your DVF High Line Logo Tote or wear your Logo Tee, you’ll look awesome and altruistic. Adore the Paula Scher High Line Map Poster but lack the extra room in your suitcase to carry it home? Never fear—we are now able to ship your cart purchase to any domestic or international address.

A red-breasted American robin perches on historic rail tracks along the High Line. Photo by Juan Valentin

The signs of spring are all around us at the High Line. Trees are budding and new spring blooms are popping up daily. And, if you look carefully, there is also a renewed flurry of feathered activity returning to the park.

High Line Photographer Juan Valentin captured this photo of an American robin, Turdus migratorius, during a visit this past weekend. Most American robins migrate to warmer climates in the winter, literally flocking to Florida and Mexico, and then return north in the early spring to breed. You may catch these early risers pulling up worms from lawns, eating berries, and gathering twigs or grass for their nests.

Even if the birds are out of sight, you may recognize their distinctive call which is characterized as cheerily, cheer up, cheer up, cheerily, cheer up – a nice reminder that sunnier spring days are coming soon.

Learn more about other birds you may see at the High Line.

This beautiful ornamental is popular in Japan due to its plentiful blooms where it’s also common in bonsai form.

The High Line’s planting design is inspired by the self-seeded landscape that took root on the elevated rail tracks after the trains stopped running. The High Line includes more than 300 species of perennials, grasses, shrubs, and trees — chosen for their hardiness, adaptability, diversity, and seasonal variation in color and texture. Some of the species that originally grew on the High Line’s rail bed are reflected in the park landscape today.

This week we share with you one of our Gardeners’ current favorites.