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...
November 23, 2016
Turkeys on the High Line
By Erika Harvey
This photo from the 1950s shows a locomotive chugging along the High Line at West 30th Street.Photo by Jim Shaughnessy With Thanksgiving just around the...
By Erika Harvey | November 23, 2016
This photo from the 1950s shows a locomotive chugging along the High Line at West 30th Street.Photo by Jim Shaughnessy With Thanksgiving just around the corner, we’re reminded of a fun fact from the High Line’s industrial...
March 22, 2016
Secrets of the High Line
amNewYork featured the High Line in their “Secrets of New York” series, the ultimate insider’s guide to the best-kept secrets of New...
March 22, 2016
amNewYork featured the High Line in their “Secrets of New York” series, the ultimate insider’s guide to the best-kept secrets of New York’s must-see places and buzzed-about people. Learn some of the secrets...
October 14, 2015
Podcast: Discover Sites & Sounds of NYC’s Park in the Sky with Co-Founder Joshua David
By Joshua David
Friends of the High Line Co-Founder Joshua David.Photo by Liz Ligon We invite you to listen to a unique podcast featuring Friends of the High Line...
By Joshua David | October 14, 2015
Friends of the High Line Co-Founder Joshua David.Photo by Liz Ligon We invite you to listen to a unique podcast featuring Friends of the High Line Co-Founder Joshua David as he revisits favorite neighborhood sites and reflects on his...
October 8, 2014
Celebrating the Opening of the High Line at the Rail Yards
By Jennette Mullaney
The opening of the High Line at the Rail Yards was a thrilling moment – the culmination of more than 15 years of advocacy. Visitors have gained...
By Jennette Mullaney | October 8, 2014
The opening of the High Line at the Rail Yards was a thrilling moment – the culmination of more than 15 years of advocacy. Visitors have gained another half-mile of park to enjoy, and are now able to walk the full mile-and-a-half of...