Teens

“This year, I want want to learn and grow at the High Line.”

“I’m looking forward to working at the High Line because I want independence, money, and to work towards my botany career.”

“I’m looking forward to being a High Line Teen staff member because it seems like an overall good experience. The High Line is beautiful and the staff are always positive and kind. It’s a lovely environment.”

“I’m looking forward to being a High Line Teen because I want to make new friends and make sure the visitors coming to the High Line have the time of their lives.”

“Being on the High Line makes me feel excited for what’s to come. I’m glad that I’m working in an area so many people know and I can be a part of the change.”

“I live in the community. The High Line brings people, businesses, a new train line, and new connections to this part of the city.”

“I’m looking forward to being a High Line Teen because I feel I can make a difference within our community.”

“I’m looking forward to being a High Line Teen because I love to learn new things. The environment is great and the energy coming from everyone is amazing.”

“This year, I really want to show what I can bring to the High Line: my creativity and my ideas.”

“The High Line allows me to feel calm and free from outside stress.”

“The High Line brings inclusivity, engagement, and opportunity to its community.”

“Being at the High Line makes me feel calm, happy, and engaged.”

“This year, I’m looking forward to learning more about the High Line.”

“I’m looking foward to being a High Line Teen because I’d like to bring new ideas, as well as collaborate with the staff.”

“The High Line is my safe space, my resource to sit down and relax. It brings me a peace of mind, despite the stressful things around me.”

“The High Line creates an inclusive space for people to enjoy.”

“I’m looking forward to being a High Line Teen because of the experience and knowledge that will be provided.”

“Three words that come to mind when I think of the High Line: exciting, hopeful, and green.”

“This year, I want to get better at communicating with new people on the High Line.”

“This year, I want to thrive at the High Line.”

“I’m looking forward to being a High Line Teen because this is only my second work experience and I hope to learn a lot.”

“Being on the High Line makes me feel relaxed and carefree. When I’m there, I feel surrounded by nature and I see the city from a view I never really get to see. It also makes me happy that the High Line will exist for future generations to experience as well. As I walk, I feel the breeze just taking away all my negative emotions and filling me with joy and peace.”

“I’m looking forward to being a High Line Teen because I want to learn more and meet and connect with different people.”

“The High Line brings opportunity and dreams to my community. The South Bronx is a Black and Brown, low-income community. Many kids don’t have the opportunity to expand on their interests or develop new ones, and the High Line will give them that opportunity. It can allow the key to a whole new world for students, and change their lives completely.”

“I’m looking forward to gaining communication skills by socializing with others and participating in events.”

“I never knew something that was once abandoned could become so beautiful. It’s really inspiring to see how art can positively impact the community around it as a whole.”

“I really want to learn about different positions and have the opportunity to explore different career paths that will help with my career goals for the future.”

“The pandemic made me appreciate the High Line much more—having a space to gather with everyone and feel much more happy about life around me. I think about it as a space of hope now, not just externally but internally. I wouldn’t be who I am today without the High Line: I’ve grown up with my position on the High Line, and I’m better for it.”

“Something I learned on the High Line is my love for nature and the earth. I’ve always been a big advocate for fighting climate change and being on the High Line made me feel like I could immerse myself more in nature. I feel very connected to the earth around parks and trees, and I think the High Line has taught me a lot about nature and enjoying my own solitude.”

“During the pandemic, outdoor spaces became vital to maintaining my mental health. The High Line provides a tight and diverse community and enough outdoor space to help me feel free.”

“This year, I’m looking forward to making friends at the High Line.”

“Being on the High Line makes me feel calm because it’s just space and you can do whatever you want. It could be a place for someone to relax and take a break at.”

“Through the High Line Teen staff, I truly learned what a positive community was and I felt more immersed in the Chelsea community and its needs. I think my inclusion in this community has brought a big awareness of the culture around this neighborhood and more interaction with my neighbors.”

“This year, I want to gain more experience at the High Line.”

“I’m looking forward to being a High Line Teen because I love interacting with other teens and discovering ways to make this world better.”

“Being on the High Line makes me feel like part of a family.”

“The High Line brings interconnection within our community because it has brought together people with similar interests that end up working together to send a message to address injustices.”

“The High Line makes me feel like everyone belongs. Walking along the High Line, I connect with it through the art, through the diversity, through the self-expression. Coming from someone who was born in the Heights and raised in the Bronx, I did not imagine myself working at the High Line for two years because it is hard to find a place like the High Line in the Bronx. The High Line is a place of unity and that is why it is unique. No matter who you are or where you have come from, the High Line is somewhere you want to be every single day to experience the events, experience the art, experience the horticulture. The High Line is an experience and I will never forget—the people I have met and had conversations with.”

“Being on the High Line makes me feel happy because of the cool views and people.”

“The High Line brings unity to our community.”

“This year, I want to facilitate new working opportunities for my fellow staff members. I hope to spearhead the introduction of branching out on our ability as High Line Teen staff to make connections with other programs, people outside our cohorts, and artists around New York.”

“On the High Line, I have learned the importance of preserving green space in an urban environment as well as how our built environment impacts the community and how we can work to improve it.”

“I’m looking forward to being a High Line Teen because the High Line has always been a place that inspires me and fuels my creativity!”

“Three words I would use to describe the High Line would be: nature, innovative, and creative.”

“I look forward to working at the High Line because it can help me learn new things for the future.”