The High Line Blog

  • A Culinary Celebration in Support of the High Line

    By Erika Harvey October 3, 2012
    Our signature fall fundraiser, hosted at Colicchio & Sons, featured food and drink from the neighborhood's best chefs. Photos by Liz Ligon  We would like to thank Tom Colicchio of Colicchio & Sons for partnering with Friends of the High Line to present our third annual High Line Chefs Din... read more
    • Categories:

  • Plant of the Week: Gibraltar Bush Clover

    By Kate Lindquist October 1, 2012
    With cascading branches containing pea-like blooms, Gibraltar bush clover is a visitor favorite at this time of year on 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. ... read more

  • Meet Deb Berman, Our High Line Art Intern

    By Ashley Tickle September 28, 2012
    Deb Berman, High Line Art's invaluable intern, installing a test filmstrip this past summer for artist Jennifer West's performance One Mile Parkour Film. Photo courtesy Friends of the High Line.  This week we bid farewell to Deb Berman, our invaluable High Line Art intern. A recent graduat... read more

  • Photography: Autumn on the High Line

    By Erika Harvey September 27, 2012
    Summer blooms may be fading, but brilliant fall foliage is right around the corner. Photo by Juan Valentin  It’s officially fall in New York City! With more than 1,500 contributors, the High Line Flickr Pool gathers some of the best photographs of the park. The images are displayed in a... read more

  • High Line Community Engagement in ‘Chelsea Now’

    By Kate Lindquist September 27, 2012
    Pick up a copy from one of the stands along 10th Avenue, or follow us after the jump to read the article. Photo by Rowa Lee  Last month we introduced you to Erycka Montoya Perez, our new Community Engagement Manager at Friends of the High Line. One of our favorite local newspapers, Chelsea... read more

  • Rail Yards Weekends Registration Opens Tomorrow

    By Kate Lindquist September 26, 2012
    As you can see in this video by Arbuckle Industries, the third and final section of the High Line at the Rail Yards is currently overgrown with self-seeded wildflowers and grasses that grew up between the tracks when the trains stopped running on the elevated railway in the 1980s. Our goa... read more

  • Plant of the Week: Korean Feather Reed Grass

    By Erika Harvey September 24, 2012
    This beautiful ornamental grass blooms in late summer with feathery pink-tinted panicles that fade to a cream color in the colder months of the 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... read more

  • Photo of the Week: Food and Drink on the High Line

    By Erika Harvey September 21, 2012
    Visitors enjoy a glass of Riesling and snacks at Terroir at The Porch as the sun sets. Photo by Nicole Franzen  Nicole Franzen captured this relaxing summer moment at Terroir at The Porch, the open air café on the High Line at West 15th Street. Terroir is the perfect place to join friend... read more

  • Groundbreaking at the High Line at the Rail Yards!

    By Kate Lindquist September 20, 2012
    During a ceremonial moment to mark the start of construction, we tossed grass and wildflower seeds onto the High Line at the Rail Yards. Some of the seeds were originally collected from the High Line before construction began on the first section of the park back in 2006. Photo by Timothy Schenc... read more
    • Categories:

  • Plant of the Week: Showy goldenrod

    By Erika Harvey September 18, 2012
    Showy goldenrod gets its common name from its prolific yellow blooms which are a favorite of fall pollinators.  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