Posted on May 29, 2008 by Michelle Sharkey
Friends of the High Line moved offices last month, and our new West Chelsea digs are a bit further from the subway. I’ve been using my morning and evening commute to get to know our new neighborhood. Our new office is just west of the Chelsea Historic District [PDF], where the beautiful Greek Revival townhouses of [...]
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Posted on May 23, 2008 by taraatthehighline
[Left, National Geographic magazine; Right, Ozier Muhammad/The New York Times] Some of you may have seen this story in last Friday’s Real Estate section of the Times. While the High Line park will begin at Gansevoort and Washington, few people know that the High Line originally went as far south as St. John’s Park Terminal, [...]
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Posted on May 20, 2008 by meredithatthehighline
Local wine shop Chelsea Wine Vault is holding a couple of tastings over the next few weeks, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Friends of the High Line. The first event is tomorrow evening from 7:00-9:00PM at their store in Chelsea Market. The wines featured tomorrow– over 20 from around the world– will be bright, [...]
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Posted on May 19, 2008 by Katie Lorah
Another big Rail Yards announcement this morning: the Related Companies have stepped in where Tishman Speyer dropped out earlier this month. Related’s original proposal included the preservation of the entire High Line, including the spur over Tenth Avenue and the entire 30th Street section, which might have been demolished in Tishman Speyer’s plan. Though we haven’t [...]
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Posted on May 15, 2008 by jeffatthehighline
Tomorrow, some of us at FHL will celebrate Bike Month NYC and National Bike to Work Day by riding in to the office. [Patrick's sweet ride.] For now, it looks like the rain won’t start until 10 or 11 AM tomorrow, so hopefully we can get to work dry - fingers crossed! As a (still relatively) new employee at [...]
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Posted on May 13, 2008 by Katie Lorah
After a last-ditch effort to get their West Side Rail Yards negotiations back on track after Thursday’s announcement, Tishman Speyer was unable to sway the MTA. The MTA’s statement today was short and sweet. In its entirety: The MTA met today with Tishman Speyer. Despite the best efforts of both sides, a final agreement could [...]
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