Park update: The Interim Walkway at the Western Rail Yards (between 30th & 34th Streets) will be closed to the public on June 13 & 14.
To meet the demands of our busiest time of the year, we ask all friends of the High Line to help us raise a total of $30,000—$1,000 for each block of our 1.5-mile-long park along Manhattan’s West Side.
November 6, 2018
Living in a Technobody Wonderland
By Meg Whiteford
The films in Machines of Loving Grace show us that our bodies are, for better or for worse, bound up in the technology we have created. Machines of...
By Meg Whiteford | November 6, 2018
The films in Machines of Loving Grace show us that our bodies are, for better or for worse, bound up in the technology we have created. Machines of Loving Grace runs daily beginning at dusk, now through January 2, 2019, on the High Line...
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
May 4, 2018
Art is in Bloom
By Janelle Grace
Spring has (finally) sprung, and art is in bloom on the High Line. Popping up this season are several exhibitions featuring an international roster of...
By Janelle Grace | May 4, 2018
Spring has (finally) sprung, and art is in bloom on the High Line. Popping up this season are several exhibitions featuring an international roster of artists inspiring conversation and surprise. Pope.L, chmera, 2018. Part of Agora, a...
February 16, 2017
A Note from Robert Hammond
By Robert Hammond
Recently, I did an interview with CityLab about a new initiative we started called the High Line Network. I encourage you to read the entire piece as...
By Robert Hammond | February 16, 2017
Recently, I did an interview with CityLab about a new initiative we started called the High Line Network. I encourage you to read the entire piece as it outlines, rather nicely, a lot of the hard work we’re doing here at the High...
January 16, 2017
A Public Space for All
As we honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and continue our efforts to make the High Line a welcoming place for all, we wanted to share...
January 16, 2017
As we honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and continue our efforts to make the High Line a welcoming place for all, we wanted to share with you, our supporters, a message that will greet our visitors. Starting today, we...
January 9, 2017
High Line Art Announces the High Line Plinth
By Brittney Seegers
You may have seen a recent article in The New York Times about the High Line Plinth—a new landmark destination for major public art commissions that...
By Brittney Seegers | January 9, 2017
You may have seen a recent article in The New York Times about the High Line Plinth—a new landmark destination for major public art commissions that will be on the High Line at West 30th Street and 10th Avenue on the Spur, the new...
August 3, 2016
A Note From Friends of the High Line
By Julie Twitmyer
You may have seen a recent article in The New York Times about crowds in New York City parks, including the High Line. The article specifically mentions...
By Julie Twitmyer | August 3, 2016
You may have seen a recent article in The New York Times about crowds in New York City parks, including the High Line. The article specifically mentions an after-hours event on the High Line, “Up Late,” that took place on...
April 19, 2016
Learning on the Line: How Field Trips Enrich Classroom Teaching
By Katie Henry
Since 2009, Friends of the High Line has welcomed more than 21,000 students on field trips. Students come from all over the New York City area; some...
By Katie Henry | April 19, 2016
Since 2009, Friends of the High Line has welcomed more than 21,000 students on field trips. Students come from all over the New York City area; some visit the park weekly, and others don’t even know there is a park above their...
March 16, 2016
Learning on the Line: Using Oral Histories in the Classroom
Each month, Friends of the High Line invites local teachers and thinkers to write about how they incorporate the High Line into their curriculum. This...
March 16, 2016
Each month, Friends of the High Line invites local teachers and thinkers to write about how they incorporate the High Line into their curriculum. This month, Lara Balarezo and Meg Lyons – second grade teachers at PS 33 Chelsea Prep in...
January 29, 2016
Blizzard 2016: Top 30 High Line Snow Photos
By Erika Harvey
Just when we East Coasters thought we had somehow miraculously escaped winter unscathed, a record-breaking winter storm arrived and left more than two...
By Erika Harvey | January 29, 2016
Just when we East Coasters thought we had somehow miraculously escaped winter unscathed, a record-breaking winter storm arrived and left more than two feet of snow in its wake. Maybe it was its not-at-all-scary name – recalling a...