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NYT's & Public Lives on FHL Co-Founders

July 11, 2008
Author: 
Anonymous
Categories: 
Rezoning
Photos
New York Central
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Today's New York Times Metro section featured a profile of Co-Founders Robert Hammond and Josh David in the "Public Lives" column.

"What Will Grow Here?"... Introducing Weekly High Line Horticulture

July 10, 2008
Author: 
melissafisher
Categories: 
Horticulture

The first of a weekly blog series by our horticulturist Melissa Fisher:


eupatoriumEupatorium rugosum at Greenbelt Native Plant Center
 

Recently, we rode the ferry across to Staten Island and traveled by taxi to one of the Parks Department's best-kept secrets, the Greenbelt Native Plant Center.

Here, hundreds of native plants, including this White Snakeroot, Eupatorium rugosum, are being grown for Section 1 of the High Line (Gansevoort - 20th Streets). Greenbelt is also storing thousands of seeds collected on the High Line in 2006 by volunteers. Some of this seed, including that of Little Bluestem, Schizachyrium scoparium, will be grown for planting in Section 2 (20th - 30th Streets.)

Majora Carter Passes on the Torch at Sustainable South Bronx

July 09, 2008
Author: 
Sanaya Kaufman
Categories: 
Other Projects

Sustainable South Bronx (SSBx), the Bronx-based non-profit, announced today that Founder and environmental justice champion Majora Carter will be stepping down from her post as Executive Director. 

Is Bike-Sharing in NYC's Future?

July 08, 2008
Author: 
Danya Sherman
Categories: 
Advocacy
Community
Neighborhood
Other Projects
Bike Month NYC
bikes
Crain
bike sharingBike-Sharing in Lyon, France. Courtesy Time Out New York
 

Let the Sun Shine In (to the Meatpacking District)

July 07, 2008
Author: 
Anonymous
Categories: 
Community
Neighborhood
New Globe
Forest City Ratner
Observer
grassroots campaign

This Wednesday, July 9, the new Gansevoort Plaza will play host to a free musical "be-in" featuring songs from the classic counter-cultural musical Hair.

Art of Noise: Musical Destruction on the High Line

July 07, 2008
Author: 
Anonymous
Categories: 
Video
David Beckham
Observer

Trains stopped running on the High Line in 1980, but it turns out the party was far from over. We direct you to the amazing Art of Noise video for the 1984 single "Close (To the Edit)."

Party Under the High Line!

July 02, 2008
Author: 
Danya Sherman
Categories: 
Design
Community
Neighborhood
Programming
New York Metro
Douglas Durst
Quinn
block partyWe throw a good party! This is the Kitchen High Line
Block Party last year

Come celebrate the launch of our new design publication on July 30 under the High Line!

Best of the High Line Blog

June 26, 2008
Author: 
Danya Sherman
Categories: 
Construction
Design
DIRT Studio
Video
Historical
Photography
Community
congestion
Neighborhood
Programming
Cudahy
The High Line is well on its way to becoming New York's first park in the sky, with plants taking root in late summer and the first section on schedule to open by the end of 2008. Keep up to date with the High Line's progress here on the Blog, written by Friends of the High Line's staff members:

Design!

David Beckham Bares All (Again!) for the High Line

June 18, 2008
Author: 
joshatthehighline
Categories: 
Real Deal
Neighborhood
Blogs
Developers
Advertising
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Here he is, at it again. (David Beckham was last seen showing off for the High Line back in February.   Compare and contrast.)

High Liners Paddle the Bronx River!

June 16, 2008
Author: 
Danya Sherman
Categories: 
Programming
Ric Clark
HYCAC
New York Magazine
Paddlers enjoy a history lesson about Concrete
Plant Park, opening to the public in September
 

On Saturday, 60 High Line supporters ventured up to Hunt's Point in the South Bronx for a tour of the Bronx River--by canoe. Staff from the Bronx River Alliance guided us down the river past a dynamic combination of still-functioning industry, new parkland, and a host of wildlife (crabs, egrets, mussels, you name it). We started off at Hunts Point Riverside Park, which is part of the new greenway project spearheaded by the Sustainable South Bronx. The project seeks to create a network of walking and biking paths, new parks, and water recreation, ensuring that residents of the South Bronx get their fair share of green space and access to the waterfront.

Members of Friends of the High Line receive a discount and hear about our public programs first--to become a member, click here.

If you missed the tour this weekend, never fear--the Bronx River Alliance holds public tours all summer long. Click here to see a schedule of upcoming events [PDF].

Relatedly, The Floating Pool Lady will offer an alternative to Hunts Pointers to swimming in the Bronx River for the next three summers.


More photos after the jump.

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