The High Line Blog

  • Good Food For A Good Cause

    By Kate Lindquist October 31, 2011
    High Line supporters enjoyed a walk-around tasting dinner featuring acclaimed chefs from the neighborhood. Photo by Patrick McMullan.  We would like to extend a special thank you to Tom Colicchio, Chef/Owner of Colicchio & Sons, and the talented chefs from the restaurants along the High... read more
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  • Urbanized Now Playing at the IFC Center

    By Kate Lindquist October 28, 2011
    Designers, architects, engineers, and planning nerds like us will appreciate A.O. Scott’s review of Gary Hustwit’s new film, Urbanized in today’s New York Times. “Like a really good class taught by a team of enthusiastic professors, Urbanized supplies grist for many late-night arguments or... read more

  • Rail Yards Talks: New Video of Rick Darke and Robert Hammond

    By Kate Lindquist October 27, 2011
    Robert Hammond presents the third section of the historic High Line, the High Line at the rail yards. Photo by Liz Ligon.  It is the question we are asked most often by visitors on the High Line: what is happening with the final section of the High Line just beyond the construction fence ... read more
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  • A Social Soup Experiment on the High Line

    By Erika Harvey October 26, 2011
    Guests gather at a communal table at Friends of the High Line's Social Soup Experiment, Saturday, October 22  What happens when hundreds of people gather for a one-pot meal at a communal table in a restaurant without walls placed on the High Line? Why, they eat of course! On Satur... read more

  • Composting at the High Line

    By Erika Harvey October 17, 2011
    Grass clippings, tree trimmings, banana peels, and coffee grounds might sound like things you’d throw in the trash, but here at the High Line, these are all raw ingredients for “black gold,” better known as compost. Maintaining the High Line's more than 100,000 perennials, grasses, shrubs, ... read more

  • Signs of Fall on the High Line

    By Kate Lindquist October 10, 2011
    The seed heads of the wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa 'Claire Grace') on the High Line.  The High Line is full of signs that fall has arrived in New York City. There is a chill in the air, and picnics on the 23rd Street Lawn and the sights and sounds of children splashing in the water fe... read more

  • New Public Art On View at the High Line

    By Kate Lindquist September 26, 2011
    Photo by Iwan Baan  If you have walked the High Line recently, chances are you have seen (and heard) some interesting new public art installations. There are new works commissioned by Friends of the High Line for High Line Art, as well as a number of installations that are independent of o... read more
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  • High Line Makes Its Comic Book Debut in Daredevil

    By Kate Lindquist September 13, 2011
    In Issue 2, Daredevil uses the High Line historic steel columns as a hideout to eavesdrop on park visitors. Image by Marvel Comics  We want to give a shout out to Brad Hassett, a High Line enthusiast from Australia. Brad recently brought to our attention that the High Line is featured in I... read more
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  • The Billboard Chronicles: Art, Sex, and Everything in Between

    By Kate Lindquist August 31, 2011
    Throughout the month of August, billboards along the High Line displayed public art, sexy ads, and more. Photo by Friends of the High Line  First David Beckham showed us his underwear. Then the Armani chicks flaunted their sexy bodies in bathing suits. Earlier this month, Larry Flynt got ... read more

  • Learning and Play: Intern Reflections on Summer at the Park

    By Kate Lindquist August 10, 2011
    Friends of the High Line offers free public programs for kids and families on the High Line, offering a chance to learn about the park's history, design, plants, and art through creative play and nature-based education. Juliet Schraeder joined Friends of the High Line for the summer of 2011 as t... read more