Neighbors Council

Relaunched in February 2021, the High Line Neighbors Council is a group of committed stakeholders who live, work, and study in Chelsea or on the West Side of Manhattan. The council is an intergenerational group that includes local residents and business owners, High Line Teens staff and alumni, and representatives from community-based partner organizations.

The Neighbors Council provides an opportunity for the High Line to develop and maintain connections with community members, discuss ideas that inform areas of focus, and collaborate on community-based initiatives.

Neighbors Council members are provided with stipends to support their participation in monthly meetings and have special access to programming at the High Line and in the surrounding community.

Neighbor to Neighbor Fund
The Neighbor to Neighbor Fund is a participatory grantmaking initiative launched in 2021 that is driven by the High Line Neighbors Council. Each year, the Neighbors Council works to identify critical community issues that the High Line can support through the fund.

The High Line Neighbor to Neighbor Fund grant recipients in 2022 were New Victory Theater/New 42 Youth Corps and Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen.

Relaunched in February 2021, the High Line Neighbors Council is a group of committed stakeholders who live, work, and study in Chelsea or on the West Side of Manhattan. The council is an intergenerational group that includes local residents and business owners, High Line Teens staff and alumni, and representatives from community-based partner organizations.

The Neighbors Council provides an opportunity for the High Line to develop and maintain connections with community members, discuss ideas that inform areas of focus, and collaborate on community-based initiatives.

Neighbors Council members are provided with stipends to support their participation in monthly meetings and have special access to programming at the High Line and in the surrounding community.

Neighbor to Neighbor Fund
The Neighbor to Neighbor Fund is a participatory grantmaking initiative launched in 2021 that is driven by the High Line Neighbors Council. Each year, the Neighbors Council works to identify critical community issues that the High Line can support through the fund.

The High Line Neighbor to Neighbor Fund grant recipients in 2022 were New Victory Theater/New 42 Youth Corps and Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen.

Support

Major support for High Line Community Engagement Programs is provided by Sarah Min and Matt Pincus, Susan and Stephen Scherr, and Denise Littlefield Sobel.

Lead Support for High Line Accessibility, Education & Programs provided by the Ford Foundation. Major support is provided by The Brown Foundation, Inc., and the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation. Program support is provided by Bloomberg Philanthropies, the NYC Green Relief & Recovery Fund, and IAC Foundation. Additional support is provided by Cowles Charitable Trust.

High Line Programs and accessibility are made possible, in part, with public funds from the New York City Council, under the leadership of Speaker Adrienne Adams.