The High Line Blog

  • Plant of the Week: Emerald Sentinel Eastern Red Cedar

    By Erika Harvey January 23, 2013
    Emerald Sentinel Eastern red cedar produces deep blue berries in the winter months, providing an important food source for song birds at 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 runn... read more

  • Photo of the Week: Winter Wildlife

    By Erika Harvey January 18, 2013
    A Northern Mockingbird discovers delicious berries on the High Line’s winter landscape. Photo by Matt MacGillivray  High Line Flickr Pool contributor Matt MacGillivray captured this stunning photo of a Northern Mockingbird feeding on the vibrant red berries of Red Sprite winterberry holly... read more

  • Snow Volunteers: Help Open the Park after Winter Storms

    By Erika Harvey January 17, 2013
    Bundle up and get ready for some wintertime exercise. Join our team of snow volunteers. Photo by Marcin Wichary  It's all hands on deck when snow arrives in New York City, and we'd love your help! Friends of the High Line staff members work diligently to clear snow from the High Line’s ... read more

  • Document Richard Artschwager's blps and Win!

    By Ashley Tickle January 16, 2013
    One of Richard Artschwager's blps on the Tenth Avenue Square on the High Line. Photo by Scott Lynch.  In celebration of Download the complete contest rules and regulations. read more

  • Billboard Chronicles: Bringing Sexy Back to Chelsea

    By Erika Harvey January 15, 2013
    This is the last week to check out the advertising billboard for John Masters Organics, next to the High Line at West 20th Street.  If you’ve recently walked the High Line, you’ve probably come face-to-face with an advertisement for John Masters Organics, featuring a beautiful, 100-foot-t... read more
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  • Plant of the Week: Compass Plant

    By Erika Harvey January 14, 2013
    The High Line’s winter landscape is characterized by the dried stalks and seed heads of plants, like the compass plant.   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

  • End of an Era: Remembering Ada Louise Huxtable

    By Kate Lindquist January 11, 2013
    summary of Ada Louise Huxtable’s poignant arguments and commentary on iconic buildings and landmarks around the world. read more

  • Photo of the Week: Winter Day

    By Erika Harvey January 11, 2013
    A December scene in the 10th Avenue Square, as seen from below. Photo by Alan Greig  In late December, High Line Flickr Pool contributor Alan Greig captured this beautiful photo of visitors peering out from the 10th Avenue Square as part of his black and white series of images of the neig... read more

  • Construction Update: Sandblasting at the Rail Yards

    By Kate Lindquist January 8, 2013
    The transformation of the High Line’s final section into public open space has begun. Within the grey containment tent at West 30th Street, construction workers are cleaning and painting the High Line’s steel structure, one of the first tasks to prepare the site for waterproofing and landscaping... read more

  • Plant of the Week: Wintersweet

    By Erika Harvey January 7, 2013
    Wintersweet blooms are produced on older growth, and High this season marks the first flowering at the park.  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 incl... read more