February 8, 2017
High Line Magazine: Arts & Culture for All
By Andrea Louie
In my mind, the day was hot. I was walking down the street with my Chinese parents in the small Ohio town where we lived. It was the early 1970s....
By Andrea Louie | February 8, 2017
In my mind, the day was hot. I was walking down the street with my Chinese parents in the small Ohio town where we lived. It was the early 1970s. Perhaps we were at an intersection, waiting to cross. Perhaps we were on the way to...
February 1, 2017
High Line Magazine: A Skyscraper On Its Side
By Anton Egorov
If the High Line ran vertically, it would easily be the tallest building in the world. Here’s a new way to look at the High Line: by the numbers....
By Anton Egorov | February 1, 2017
If the High Line ran vertically, it would easily be the tallest building in the world. Here’s a new way to look at the High Line: by the numbers. This infographic originally appeared last fall in the bi-annual High Line Magazine...
January 18, 2017
High Line Magazine: B1G DA+A and Parks
By Adam Ganser
Data drives decisions. That’s why urban planners, policy makers, designers, and engineers are increasingly using data collection, visualization...
By Adam Ganser | January 18, 2017
Data drives decisions. That’s why urban planners, policy makers, designers, and engineers are increasingly using data collection, visualization, and analysis tools to inform decisions for improving the way our cities and public...
June 15, 2016
Friends of the High Line Convenes Leaders of Urban Reuse Projects
By Robert Hammond
A note from Friends of the High Line Co-Founder and Executive Director Robert Hammond Since Joshua David and I co-founded Friends of the High Line (FHL)...
By Robert Hammond | June 15, 2016
A note from Friends of the High Line Co-Founder and Executive Director Robert Hammond Since Joshua David and I co-founded Friends of the High Line (FHL) in 1999, and especially since the first section of the High Line opened to the...
April 1, 2016
Alpacas Help High Line Gardeners Finish Spring Cutback in Record Time
Every spring, Friends of the High Line gardeners and volunteers work to trim back grasses and perennials throughout the entire park as part of our...
April 1, 2016
Every spring, Friends of the High Line gardeners and volunteers work to trim back grasses and perennials throughout the entire park as part of our annual Spring Cutback efforts. This year, we finished in record time with the help of some...
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...
December 18, 2015
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 18, 2015
Here are 6 of our top reasons to love winter on the High Line. Anything you would add?
December 22, 2014
Photo Essay: Under the High Line
By Erika Harvey
As a staff member of Friends of the High Line, I feel like I’m often focused solely on what’s going on in the park: plants, food, visitors...
By Erika Harvey | December 22, 2014
As a staff member of Friends of the High Line, I feel like I’m often focused solely on what’s going on in the park: plants, food, visitors, public programs, etc. But the most exciting and interesting feature of the structure...
August 5, 2014
#EmptyHighLine: Scenes from an Early Morning Stroll
By Christian Barclay
There are very few (good) reasons to awake at 5:30 AM, but the promise of a picturesque sunrise and room to roam brought out a snap-happy group of...
By Christian Barclay | August 5, 2014
There are very few (good) reasons to awake at 5:30 AM, but the promise of a picturesque sunrise and room to roam brought out a snap-happy group of Instagrammers to the park on Wednesday, July 23. We joined with Instagram to welcome a...