Tag: High Line
In just a few years, New York’s High Line has arguably become one of the city’s top tourist attractions, ranking among iconic spots like Central Park and the Statue of Liberty as a must-see destination. Perhaps it makes sense, then, that a mini-High Line is coming to a terminal at JFK, giving travelers short on […]
The results of a year-long feasibility study for the QueensWay are being presented today. The $120 million project would develop the disused, overgrown Rockaway Rail Line into a park resembling the High Line. The proposal has been tailored specifically to get Mayor Bill de Blasio to like it by satisfying “both his traffic safety and park equity agendas,” reports Capital […]
Why are there big, shattered cubes on the side of the pathway in the new section of the High Line at the Rail Yards? They are “The Evolution of God,” a new series of sculptures by Argentine artist Adrián Villar Rojas. The clay and cement sculptures are “destined to crumble while on view,” showing the passing of time with the […]
After eight years, the once dilapidated rail line that has been transformed into a lush elevated park known as the High Line is complete. Construction began in 2006. The first section premiered in 2009. And last week, final section of the historic structure — that we gave you a sneak peak of via “drone” — was […]
No definitive date has been given for the completion of the third and final phase of the High Line, dubbed Section 3, but the elevated park is expected to open sometime this fall. UPDATE: opening day is September 21. “We haven’t made a public announcement of the opening date yet, but it’s forthcoming,” wrote Christian […]
Today saw the unveiling of Honey, I Twisted Through More Damn Traffic today, a new Ed Ruscha mural on the High Line. The piece, a riff on a pastel-on-paper Ruscha piece from 1977, will be on display at West 22nd Street — across from the iconic COST/REVS roller — until May of next year. The text is definitely more […]
A hand-painted mural by the iconic Los Angeles artist Ed Ruscha (Hollywood Is a Verb, Another Hollywood Bubble Popped) is coming to the side of a building next to the High Line at West 22nd Street and Tenth Avenue, on May 6th, for a year. Above is the Gagosian’s official rendering of what it might look […]
“I wanted to surprise my girlfriend with a special and unique proposal,” writes Bart, the person who painted a graffiti-style marriage proposal viewable from the High Line this week. “Rings in champagne glasses and one-kneed proposals in Central Park — it’s been done and frankly isn’t my style.” The piece took an hour and a […]
