The High Line Blog

  • Plant of the Week: Larinem Park shale barrens stonecrop

    By Erika Harvey May 15, 2013
    Stop by to enjoy the white flowers of this woodland succulent, native to the eastern United States, this time of year. 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 in... read more

  • High Line Art's Spring Season

    By Jennette Mullaney May 14, 2013
    Goshka Macuga, Colin Powell, 2009. Part of Busted, a HIGH LINE COMMISSION. On view April 2013 – April 2014 on the High Line, New York. Photo by Timothy Schenck. Courtesy of Friends of the High Line. We’re excited to bring you a fantastic spring season of art on the High Line, with new commissi... read more

  • Photo of the Week: Falcone Flyover

    By Erika Harvey May 10, 2013
    Visitors walk along the Philip A. and Lisa Maria Falcone Flyover as the pathway ramps up just north of West 25th Street. Photo by Karen Blumberg High Line Photographer Karen Blumberg captured this lush springtime shot last week of the Philip A. and Lisa Maria Falcone Flyover, the elevated walk... read more

  • Plant of the Week: Solomon’s seal

    By Erika Harvey May 7, 2013
    Between West 25th and West 27th Streets, the Philip A. and Lisa Maria Falcone Flyover rises over a variety of shade-loving plants, like Solomon’s seal. 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 t... read more

  • Feeding a Growing City: Part 2

    By Jennette Mullaney May 6, 2013
    Taken in the 1950s, this photograph shows a passenger car at West 16th Street. Around the same time this image was captured, construction was underway on the interstate highway system, which would lead to further decline in freight traffic to and from New York City. Photo by Ed Doyle  This... read more

  • Feeding a Growing City: Part 1

    By Jennette Mullaney May 3, 2013
    As the city's population grew, congestion caused by a mix of pedestrians, motorized traffic, and street-level freight trains slowed food delivery into New York City. Photo courtesy of the Kalmbach Publishing Company  This special blog post, the first in a two-part series (see part two), wa... read more

  • Photo of the Week: High Line Headquarters

    By Erika Harvey May 3, 2013
    Work continues on High Line Headquarters and the future location of the Whitney Museum of American Art as lush spring foliage pops up along the southern end of the High Line. Photo by Timothy Schenck Crews are busy installing the interior finishes to High Line Headquarters, a four-story buildin... read more

  • Chic Accessories for Mother's Day

    By Jennette Mullaney May 3, 2013
    (Left) Wrapped in DVF’s High Line Scarf, High Line Community Engagement Manager Erycka Montoya Pérez takes in the cityscape. (Right) Executive Projects Manager AV Goodsell uses DVF’s High Line Tote to carry her items around NYC. Photos by Liz Ligon This Mother’s Day, give mom something she’ll l... read more

  • #SweetActs on the High Line with Sweet Leaf® Tea

    By Kate Lindquist May 2, 2013
    Find your #SweetActs on Friday, May 17, with Sweet Leaf® Tea at the Chelsea Market Passage. Give someone a seat on the subway. Send a friend a handwritten note. Start an urban garden. Stop by the High Line to plan your sweet act for the day. Take part in an interactive installation presented b... read more
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  • #SweetActs on the High Line with Sweet Leaf® Tea

    By Kate Lindquist May 2, 2013
    Find your #SweetActs on Friday, May 17, with Sweet Leaf® Tea at the Chelsea Market Passage. Give someone a seat on the subway. Send a friend a handwritten note. Start an urban garden. Stop by the High Line to plan your sweet act for the day. Take part in an interactive installation presented b... read more
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