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September 26, 2019

Gardening as Storytelling: Talking Medicinal Plants with Our Director of Horticulture

By High Line

Introducing our new series of interviews with our director of horticulture. Up first: medicinal plants, in celebration of our horticulture festival.

Gardening as Storytelling: Talking Medicinal Plants with Our Director of Horticulture

By High Line | September 26, 2019

Introducing our new series of interviews with our director of horticulture. Up first: medicinal plants, in celebration of our horticulture festival.

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August 30, 2019

Ruth Ewan’s Silent Agitator and the Industrial Workers of the World

By High Line Art

This year on the High Line, visitors can stop to check the time at Ruth Ewan’s installation Silent Agitator. Learn the fascinating history behind this...

Ruth Ewan’s Silent Agitator and the Industrial Workers of the World

By High Line Art | August 30, 2019

This year on the High Line, visitors can stop to check the time at Ruth Ewan’s installation Silent Agitator. Learn the fascinating history behind this symbolic clock.

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July 30, 2019

"Keeping a Jungle in Check": An Interview with Horticulture Supervisor, Taryn Cunha

By High Line

Learn about the Spur gardens, Taryn’s favorite part of the job, and which new plants to look out for on the park.

"Keeping a Jungle in Check": An Interview with Horticulture Supervisor, Taryn Cunha

By High Line | July 30, 2019

Learn about the Spur gardens, Taryn’s favorite part of the job, and which new plants to look out for on the park.

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July 24, 2019

"A New Understanding of Place": An Interview with High Line Art Associate Curator Melanie Kress

By High Line

High Line Art’s associate curator, Melanie Kress discusses the history, present, and future of our Channel video program and performance series.

"A New Understanding of Place": An Interview with High Line Art Associate Curator Melanie Kress

By High Line | July 24, 2019

High Line Art’s associate curator, Melanie Kress discusses the history, present, and future of our Channel video program and performance series.

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June 27, 2019

"Exploding text": An Interview with We Are Here composer Jeremy Touissant-Baptiste

By High Line

Commissioned for the historic opening of the Spur, We Are Here is a series of text-based sound installations that span several locations of the High...

"Exploding text": An Interview with We Are Here composer Jeremy Touissant-Baptiste

By High Line | June 27, 2019

Commissioned for the historic opening of the Spur, We Are Here is a series of text-based sound installations that span several locations of the High Line. Learn more in our interview with composer Jeremy Touissant-Baptiste.

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June 27, 2019

“Us Performing Us”: An Interview with MOONCAKE COLLECTIVE

By High Line

Bex Kwan and Sophia Mak of MOONCAKE COLLECTIVE unearth contradictions in their relationship to family mythologies, histories of foreignness, and kinship...

“Us Performing Us”: An Interview with MOONCAKE COLLECTIVE

By High Line | June 27, 2019

Bex Kwan and Sophia Mak of MOONCAKE COLLECTIVE unearth contradictions in their relationship to family mythologies, histories of foreignness, and kinship as queer Chinese people in the United States.

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March 11, 2019

A Warm Smile and a Stiff Drink: An Interview with our Spring Benefit Honoree and Famed Party Planner Bronson van Wyck

By High Line

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A Warm Smile and a Stiff Drink: An Interview with our Spring Benefit Honoree and Famed Party Planner Bronson van Wyck

By High Line | March 11, 2019

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November 24, 2017

#OptOutside Instead This Black Friday

By Nancy Harwood

Over the last three years, nearly 8 million people have chosen to #OptOutside instead of joining the shopping frenzy that is Black Friday. Started by...

#OptOutside Instead This Black Friday

By Nancy Harwood | November 24, 2017

Over the last three years, nearly 8 million people have chosen to #OptOutside instead of joining the shopping frenzy that is Black Friday. Started by REI, one of Friends of the High Line’s longest standing partners, the #OptOutside...

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November 1, 2017

From Frozen Turkeys to Park Visitors: A History of What the High Line Carried

By Madeline Berg

At the height of its activity, the High Line was one of the city’s most prominent food distributors, delivering processed meat and baked goods to...

From Frozen Turkeys to Park Visitors: A History of What the High Line Carried

By Madeline Berg | November 1, 2017

At the height of its activity, the High Line was one of the city’s most prominent food distributors, delivering processed meat and baked goods to hungry New Yorkers.Photo by Kalmbach Publishing Company As anyone who has had to pull...

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October 26, 2017

The History of “Death Avenue”

By Madeline Berg

Not just an urban legend, West Side Cowboys rode in front of trains to warn pedestrians and traffic of the oncoming rail.Photo by Kalmbach Publishing...

The History of “Death Avenue”

By Madeline Berg | October 26, 2017

Not just an urban legend, West Side Cowboys rode in front of trains to warn pedestrians and traffic of the oncoming rail.Photo by Kalmbach Publishing Company It’s hard to imagine that beneath the calm refuge that is now the High...

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