The High Line Blog

  • Tomorrow: Enjoy Gelato and Help Fund Childhood Cancer Care

    By Auzelle Epeneter April 23, 2010
    L'Arte del Gelato's artisan gelato. Our friends (and participants in our Membership Discount Program) at L'Arte del Gelato are hosting a fundraising event tomorrow to benefit Stephen D. Hassenfeld Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders. If you're in the area, enjoy a scoop of gelato... read more
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  • High Line Receives the Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award

    By Julia Boyer April 21, 2010
    Photo by Iwan Baan Tonight, the New York Landmarks Conservancy will honor Friends of the High Line with the Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award. Lucy Goldschmidt Moses was a lifelong New Yorker whose generosity benefited the City for more than 50 years. The New York Landmarks Conservancy pres... read more
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  • Lauren Ross on Creative Conversation: Public (Art x Space)

    By Auzelle Epeneter April 21, 2010
    Spencer Finch's The River That Flows Both Ways on view in the Chelsea Market Passage. Photo by Iwan Baan.  Do you wonder what public art does? Or, what makes a public space successful? High Line Curator Lauren Ross will join David Koren, Executive Producer of FIGMENT, and a representati... read more

  • Park Life: Four Seasons on the High Line

    By Julia Boyer April 20, 2010
    An image from David Kimelman's series, Park Life: 4 Seasons on the High Line  New York-based photographer David Kimelman been capturing the beauty and spirit of the High Line since it opened last summer. In March, he launched a new year-long photo project documenting the park through the ... read more

  • Spring Has Sprung! April Blooms on the High Line

    By Auzelle Epeneter April 16, 2010
    Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) beginning to bloom in the Gansevoort Woodland.  With all the plants in bloom right now on the High Line, it's hard to believe there was ever a period of dormancy. From the redbud's bold lipstick-shaped blooms, to the dainty, sunshine-colored miniature da... read more

  • Seasonal Programming Begins with Spring!

    By Julia Boyer April 11, 2010
    Renegade Cabaret, June 2009. Photo by Marcin Wichary  As the weather heats up and evening light lingers, spring has become one of the High Line's most exciting seasons yet. After a long winter, it's truly invigorating to take in all the new grasses, flowers, and trees that have recently... read more
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  • Seasonal Programming Begins with Spring!

    By Julia Boyer April 11, 2010
    Renegade Cabaret, June 2009. Photo by Marcin Wichary  As the weather heats up and evening light lingers, spring has become one of the High Line's most exciting seasons yet. After a long winter, it's truly invigorating to take in all the new grasses, flowers, and trees that have recently... read more
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  • Seasonal Programming Begins with Spring!

    By Julia Boyer April 11, 2010
    Renegade Cabaret, June 2009. Photo by Marcin Wichary  As the weather heats up and evening light lingers, spring has become one of the High Line's most exciting seasons yet. After a long winter, it's truly invigorating to take in all the new grasses, flowers, and trees that have recently... read more
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  • Temporary Stairs at the 14th Street Access Point

    By Julia Boyer April 9, 2010
    Planning a visit to the High Line? Keep an eye out for the temporary stairs at the 14th Street access point. Temporary changes to High Line access at 14th Street will take place over the coming weeks due to construction of an adjacent building. Ongoing adjacent construction will affect a... read more

  • Saving the Environment, One Snip at a Time

    By Auzelle Epeneter April 9, 2010
    Donated compost material. Nearly 40,000 grasses, perennials, trees, and shrubs inhabit Section 1 of the High Line, and each plant gets cut back in the spring to allow for new growth. Instead of treating the clippings as garbage, our gardeners have been busy developing ways to reuse them. We re... read more