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November 27, 2018
Gardening in the Sky: Visions of the Future
By Taryn Cunha
Although I’m saddened by fall coming to a close here on at the High Line, the other gardeners and I are already looking forward to and planning for...
By Taryn Cunha | November 27, 2018
Although I’m saddened by fall coming to a close here on at the High Line, the other gardeners and I are already looking forward to and planning for the upcoming season. In fact, some of this planning began back in August when we placed...
November 23, 2018
#OptOutside This Black Friday
By Noemi Perez
For the fourth year, REI, one of the High Line’s longest partners, will close all 153 of its co-op locations on Black Friday. Instead of...
By Noemi Perez | November 23, 2018
For the fourth year, REI, one of the High Line’s longest partners, will close all 153 of its co-op locations on Black Friday. Instead of participating in the largest shopping day of the year, REI encourages everyone to #OptOutside...
November 20, 2018
Donor Profile: Tom Wendel & Marian Nunn
By Meg Whiteford
There are many reasons to give to the High Line: whether it be our innovative industrial reuse design, the experience of walking through a wild garden...
By Meg Whiteford | November 20, 2018
There are many reasons to give to the High Line: whether it be our innovative industrial reuse design, the experience of walking through a wild garden while bumped up against historical and contemporary architecture, or our...
October 24, 2018
Featured Plant: Blackberry Lily
By Isabella Yeager
Blackberry lily’s flowers are typically orange with red spots, and live for a single day, while the plant as a whole blooms for several weeks.
By Isabella Yeager | October 24, 2018
Blackberry lily’s flowers are typically orange with red spots, and live for a single day, while the plant as a whole blooms for several weeks.
October 10, 2018
The Big Intimacy of The Mile-Long Opera: a biography of 7 o’clock
By Meg Whiteford
1 ambitious collaboration to bring 1,000 singers on top of the High Line
By Meg Whiteford | October 10, 2018
1 ambitious collaboration to bring 1,000 singers on top of the High Line
August 28, 2018
Plant of the Week: Sweet Black-Eyed Susan
By Ayinde Listhrop
From the onset of early summer, you can always count on the familiar eye catching sight of the sweet black-eyed Susan, or Rudbeckia subtomentosa, to...
By Ayinde Listhrop | August 28, 2018
From the onset of early summer, you can always count on the familiar eye catching sight of the sweet black-eyed Susan, or Rudbeckia subtomentosa, to add a bright burst of color to the High Line. It comes in many varieties and goes by...
August 27, 2018
Plant of the Week: Wild Spurge
New Yorkers get a lot of – unfair and usually untrue – flak. Despite our charms, people say we are rude, inconsiderate, and never stop to enjoy...
August 27, 2018
New Yorkers get a lot of – unfair and usually untrue – flak. Despite our charms, people say we are rude, inconsiderate, and never stop to enjoy life. Well, no one can argue that this New Yorker defies all of these preconceptions....
August 21, 2018
Plant of the Week: Black Cherry
By Donavon T. Falls
As you walk along the northern section of the High Line, the self-seeded landscape of the Interim Walkway offers a brief window into an untouched, urban...
By Donavon T. Falls | August 21, 2018
As you walk along the northern section of the High Line, the self-seeded landscape of the Interim Walkway offers a brief window into an untouched, urban ecological setting. If you are no stranger to New York City, these micro-greenspaces...
December 6, 2017
6 Reasons to Love the High Line in Winter
By Erika Harvey
Here are 6 of our top reasons to love winter on the High Line. Anything you would add?
By Erika Harvey | December 6, 2017
Here are 6 of our top reasons to love winter on the High Line. Anything you would add?
August 9, 2017
Friends of the High Line Receives Accessibility Award
At the city’s annual ADA Sapolin Awards ceremony, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio presented the city’s Title II Public Service Award to...
August 9, 2017
At the city’s annual ADA Sapolin Awards ceremony, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio presented the city’s Title II Public Service Award to Friends of the High Line in recognition of the organization’s “commitment...