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That’s right, we’re on flickr! Need your High Line fix? Check out more than 1,700 photos– including tons of historical and construction photos, and many shots from Friends of the High Line events, on our new photostream. Visit Friends of the High Line on flickr
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Our neighbor the Standard Hotel landed a nice New York Times review by Nicolai Ouroussoff yesterday. Ouroussoff points to the Standard’s architects, Polshek Partnership, as an example of a trend toward more “serious” firms looking for “the right balance between innovation and restraint.” The first of a string of projects linked to the development of the High Line, [...]
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Like the High Line? Want to help with our sister project? Now’s your chance! The Harsimus Stem Embankment, an elevated stone structure that runs for a half mile along 6th street in downtown Jersey City needs your help. The Embankment Preservation Coalition is the non-profit group working to preserve the Embankment, develop its top as [...]
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Tuesday’s City Council hearing on the Eastern Rail Yards text amendments was a great success for Friends of the High Line. Even though the measures the Council Committee approved did not specifically address the High Line, the overwhelming presence and passionate testimony of our supporters made it apparent that the High Line’s preservation is a [...]
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As if we could love the Charlie Rose Show any more. There’s a lot of High Line talk at the beginning of this interview, plus discussion of Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s other work: The Blur Building, the ICA in Boston, and of course the new Alice Tully Hall. Diller Scofidio + Renfro are part of [...]
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