The High Line Blog

  • Photo of the Week: Busy Bee

    By Erika Harvey August 31, 2012
    With abundant blooms, the High Line is the perfect place for honeybees. Here one tiny winged pollinator collects nectar and pollen from the High Line’s butterfly milkweed flowers. Photo by Melissa Mansur  High Line Photographer Melissa Mansur captured this great shot of a honeybee collec... read more

  • Community Perspective: Letters from Supporters

    By Kate Lindquist August 30, 2012
    High Line Supporters from the Portrait Project. Photos by Tom Kletecka  When you see the High Line on blogs and in the newspapers, you often read praise for the park’s innovative design, thought-provoking artworks, extraordinary views, family activities, and the many ways it has positively... read more

  • Meet Erycka Montoya Pérez, Our New Community Engagement Manager

    By Kate Lindquist August 29, 2012
    Erycka Montoya Pérez. Photo by Liz Ligon  We are pleased to introduce you to Erycka Montoya Pérez, who recently joined our team as the Community Engagement Manager, a new position created to focus on community-based initiatives, with support from the Nathan Cummings Foundation. The Hi... read more

  • Farewell to Adrian Benepe, One of the High Line’s First Champions

    By Kate Lindquist August 28, 2012
    Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe is moving on to The Trust for Public Land. Photo by The Trust for Public Land. read more
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  • Plant of the Week: Prairie Dropseed

    By Erika Harvey August 27, 2012
    Prairie dropseed is a native grass, known for the distinct scent produced by its seed heads in the late summer. Photo by Cristina Macaya  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 1980... read more

  • Photo of the Week: Evening in the 10th Avenue Square

    By Kate Lindquist August 17, 2012
    Evenings offer an opportunity to experience the park and the surrounding cityscape in a unique way. Photo by Liz Ligon  August is a great time to stop by the High Line in the evening to experience amazing sunsets, grab a cold drink and a bite to eat from one of our High Line Food Vendors,... read more

  • Meet Kyle Mena, our Superstar Summer Intern

    By AV Goodsell August 16, 2012
    Kyle Mena, who came to Friends of the High Line from the NYC Ladders for Leaders program, has spent the summer learning about the many facets of our organization. Photo by Liz Ligon  This week we bid farewell to Kyle Mena, our invaluable summer intern from NYC Ladders for Leaders. Kyle jo... read more

  • Plant of the Week: Major Wheeler Coral Honeysuckle

    By Kate Lindquist August 14, 2012
    The vines of Major Wheeler coral honeysuckle climb up the vegetal screen between West 17th and West 18th Streets. Stop by this week to enjoy its bright red blooms. Photo by Patrick Cullina  The High Line’s planting design is inspired by the self-seeded landscape that grew up between rail t... read more

  • Photo of the Week: Morning Reading

    By Erika Harvey August 10, 2012
    A visitor relaxes with her summer reading on a High Line bench at West 24th Street. Photo by Navid Baraty  High Line Flickr Pool contributor Navid Baraty captured this iconic summer moment of a visitor reading near Parker’s Variety fernleaf yarrow, Achillea filipendulina ‘Parker’s Variety... read more

  • Recent Artworks in Our Neighborhood

    By Ashley Tickle August 9, 2012
    Photo by Dan Nguyen.  Since the first section opened to the public in 2009, the High Line has inspired many in the West Chelsea community to install murals, sculptures, and other works of art around the High Line. We are often asked if these projects are part of High Line Art, and althoug... read more