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FHL E-Mail Newsletter
October 13, 2004
TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 19: COMMUNITY INPUT FORUM FOR HIGH LINE DESIGN
Please
join us for a public discussion about the conversion of the
High Line to public open space. This will be your first opportunity
to work directly with the design team, Friends of the High
Line, and the City of New York on the design of a great new
public space for our community. At the forum, you will meet
representatives from the design team, led by
Field Operations with Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and view their
initial
concepts. You will then be
able to share your ideas to help guide the team as they continue
their design work.
High Line Community Input Forum
Tuesday, October 19, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Metropolitan Pavilion
110 West 19th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues)
FREE
RSVP by Friday, October 15, to community@thehighline.org or
call (212) 206-9922
Special thanks to Metropolitan Pavilion
for their donation of space for this event. For more information
on Metropolitan Pavilion, go to www.metropolitanevents.com
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MAJOR HIGH LINE ANNOUNCEMENTS
On
Wednesday, October 6, Friends of the High Line (FHL) and
the City of New York held a press conference on the High
Line featuring Mayor Michael Bloomberg, City Council Speaker
Gifford Miller, and actor/FHL board member Edward Norton.
Three major advances for the High Line project were announced:
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The
City of New York has committed a total of $43.25
million in capital funds for the High Line's
design and construction. |
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The State of New York and CSX Transportation,
the railroad that owns the High Line, have joined the
City in a legal filing seeking permission to transform
the High Line into public space through the federal
rail-banking program. The City began the rail-banking
process in December of 2002, when it petitioned the
federal Surface Transportation Board to grant a Certificate
of Interim Trail Use (CITU). The recent filing adds
crucial State and railroad support. This means that
all the most important players are now lined up in
the effort to create a great, new public space on the
High Line. |
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The
City and FHL have selected a design team led by landscape
architecture firm Field Operations with architects
Diller Scofidio + Renfro to design the High Line's
conversion to public open space. |
The High Line project still faces hurdles. We need to raise
private matching funds for the balance of design and construction
costs; to secure a federal regulatory approval on the rail-banking
petition; and to continue to raise funds for FHL (none of the
City's new funding commitments can be used to support
FHL programming or our staff's efforts to drive this
project forward).
That said, just a few years ago it
would have been hard to imagine such a great set of advances.
Our deeply felt thanks go out to the City and State of New
York, the railroad, our thousands of supporters, and all the
elected officials who've helped us bring this dream so
much closer to reality.
Read
the October 6 Press Release
Watch the Press Conference Video
Read
the October 7 USA Today Article
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OPEN
HOUSE NEW YORK HIGH LINE VIEWINGS: A HUGE SUCCESS
During
the weekend of October 9-10, Friends of the High Line (FHL)
introduced the High Line to thousands of New Yorkers and visitors
as part of openhousenewyork, the program that provides public
access to restricted sites across the city. Thanks to the hospitality
of the New York City Economic Development Corporation, we were
able to offer High Line viewings from a freight-train platform
in a City-owned meat processing plant adjacent to the Line.
FHL
thanks openhousenewyork, the City of New York, and our
team of terrific volunteers for making these two amazing days
possible. Interest in the High Line viewings was so great that
the queue extended from Gansevoort Street to Little West 12th
Street and around the corner. Over 2,000 guests viewed the
Line—a
mix of New Yorkers and national and international visitors.
All the FHL staff members who worked the event found
this tremendous show of enthusiasm very moving.
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THURSDAY,
NOVEMBER 18: ART AUCTION TO BENEFIT THE HIGH LINE
On
Thursday, November 18, at 7:30 pm, the auction house Phillips,
de Pury & Company
will hold a major contemporary
art auction to benefit Friends
of the High Line. Three days of public viewings have been scheduled
for the 49 lots, which
include contemporary photographs, paintings, and sculptures,
curated by
Edsel Williams:
Tuesday – Thursday, November 16-18
10:00am – 5:00pm
Phillips, de Pury & Company
450 West 15th Street (near 10th Avenue)
View Auction Details
To register to bid at the auction, please contact Nicole Mucciolo
in the bids department at Phillips, de Pury & Company:
nmucciolo@phillipsdepury.com;
(212)
940-1228.
If you have other questions or would like to request a catalogue,
please contact FHL's development director, Juliet Page: juliet@thehighline.org;
(212) 206-9922.
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Please Note:
The High Line is currently
private property, owned by CSX Transportation, and managed
by CSX and the City. At this time, the site is not open to the public, and
trespassers will be subject to prosecution.
DONATE TO FRIENDS OF THE HIGH LINE
Though the future of the High Line looks much brighter now that the City of New York stands firmly behind efforts to create a great new public space on the structure, we still face many legal and financial challenges. By making an online donation, you will become part of an ever-growing group of supporters and will be invited to every major Friends of the High Line public event.
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or credit card (American Express, Discover, Mastercard
and Visa). Friends of the High Line uses PayPal,
which lets any individual or business with an e-mail address
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CONTACT
INFORMATION
430 West 14th Street, Suite 304
New York, NY 10014
(212) 206-9922
(212) 206-9118 fax
info@thehighline.org
http://www.thehighline.org
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