The High Line Blog

  • Photo of the Week: The Spur at the Rail Yards

    By Erika Harvey November 8, 2013
    This image from earlier this season shows the exposed steel framework of the High Line at the Rail Yards. Since then, this area, known as the Spur, has been filled in with a new concrete decking. New design renderings for this space will be unveiled during a program this upcoming Monday. Photo by... read more

  • Art on the Go: One-of-a-kind High Line Billboard Tote Bags

    By Kat Widing November 7, 2013
    Want to carry around a unique piece of art with you wherever you go? You’re in luck! High Line Art has launched a series of one-of-a-kind High Line Billboard tote bags, which were created from decommissioned works in the High Line Billboard series. And, as an added bonus, they’re eco-friendly.... read more

  • Soup for the Soul: 2013 Social Soup Experiment

    By Ana Nicole Rodriguez November 7, 2013
    Guests smile for a photo as they enjoy bean and farro soup, freshly baked bread, and apples. Photo by Liz Ligon Each year we host the Social Soup Experiment. This year, on October 19, the experiment brought a new wave of community members to eat heaping bowls of hearty bean and farro soup and j... read more

  • Story Behind the Shot: West Side Improvement Project

    By Erika Harvey November 6, 2013
    In celebration of our new 18-month High Line Calendar, we’re exploring each month’s featured image to bring you more of the behind-the-scenes details. In 1934, the initial stage of the West Side Improvement Project was completed: a shining new elevated viaduct was unveiled, connecting New ... read more

  • Thank You to Our Incredible Volunteers

    By Karla Osorio-Perez November 5, 2013
    We'd like to thank our High Line Volunteers for everything they did to support Friends of the High Line in 2013! Their help in the maintenance and programming of the park was crucial to keeping the High Line an extraordinary space for New Yorkers and City visitors. More than 200 volunteers aide... read more
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  • Plant of the Week: Prairie Dock

    By Adam Dooling November 4, 2013
    Prairie dock, Silphium terebinthinaceum, can reach 10 feet in height. Photo by Friends of the High Line 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 ... read more

  • Photo of the Week: New High Line Billboard

    By Erika Harvey November 1, 2013
    Two visitors enjoy a morning stroll despite the rain. Photo by Timothy Schenck Photographer Timothy Schenck captured this vibrant autumn photo this morning as a light rain fell on the Chelsea neighborhood. Peering out from between the trees in the 10th Avenue Square, on the High Line at We... read more

  • The Buildings that Host the High Line

    By Clay Grable October 31, 2013
    Looking north into the Chelsea Market Passage, the former site of the Nabisco building, at dawn. Photo by Andrew Frasz First-time High Line visitors may wonder: Does this park run into that building? Does this park go through that building? The High Line does, in fact, run through a handful ... read more

  • Plant of the Week: Flameleaf Sumac

    By Adam Dooling October 28, 2013
    As its name suggests, the flameleaf sumac (Rhus copallinum) turns a brilliant red in autumn. Photo by Friends of the High Line 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... read more

  • Photo of the Week: Autumn Leaves

    By Amelia Krales October 25, 2013
    Autumn has begun to turn the leaves of the Brownies hairy alumroot, Heuchera villosa 'Brownies.' Photo by Mike Tschappat High Line Photographer Mike Tschappat took this wonderfully moody image of a deep red-brown Brownies hairy alumroot during a recent early morning photo walk. Fall has arri... read more