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.
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.
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...
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.
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...
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.
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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By High Line | March 11, 2019
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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...
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...
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...
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...
August 10, 2017
Green Council: Learning to be the Next Generation of Urban Gardeners
By Cristian, Green Council Leader
During this year’s summer intensive, Green Council members worked at four different sites. Members worked on the High Line with their fellow...
By Cristian, Green Council Leader | August 10, 2017
During this year’s summer intensive, Green Council members worked at four different sites. Members worked on the High Line with their fellow gardeners, at P.S. 33 establishing a garden for children to learn and cultivate in, with...
June 29, 2017
Teen Night: Look Back At It!
By Quinton D. Knight
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” -Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher Time travel with us on July...
By Quinton D. Knight | June 29, 2017
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” -Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher Time travel with us on July 12 from 6 – 9 pm as we “look back” at the history of New York from...
May 1, 2017
High Line Bloomers: Green Council’s Spring Break Intensive Experience
By Darnell and Stephanie, Green Council Leaders
Spring has sprung: flowers are blooming, birds are returning, and Green Council members are getting their first taste of the summer work ahead of them....
By Darnell and Stephanie, Green Council Leaders | May 1, 2017
Spring has sprung: flowers are blooming, birds are returning, and Green Council members are getting their first taste of the summer work ahead of them. During their spring break, Green Council worked on the High Line with the gardeners...
April 19, 2017
Green Council Welcomes Spring on the High Line
By Myrna Cabán Lezcano
The 2017 Green Council cohort participates in their first Cutback day on the park. Spring has finally arrived on the High Line! Led by High Line...
By Myrna Cabán Lezcano | April 19, 2017
The 2017 Green Council cohort participates in their first Cutback day on the park. Spring has finally arrived on the High Line! Led by High Line Educators, Green Council is a paid education and job-training program that offers local...