Photo by Jose Martinez

High Line Docents are volunteers trained by Friends of the High Line staff on all aspects of the High Line’s history, design, and distinct horticultural elements. Every Saturday at 11:00 AM, a High Line Docent leads a free, guided walk through Section 1 for up to 20 people. Meet at the bottom of the Gansevoort Street stair. Space is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Joshua David and Robert Hammond

On July 20, 2010, the Rockefeller Foundation announced Joshua David, Robert Hammond, and Elizabeth Barlow Rogers are the recipients of the 2010 Jane Jacobs Medals. The Foundation awards the Medals each year to recipients whose work "creates new ways of seeing and understanding New York City, challenges traditional assumptions, and creatively uses the urban environment to make New York City a place of hope and expectation."

Section 3 of the High Line, between 30th to 34th Streets, has not yet been secured for park use. To transform that portion of the High Line into public open space, the City of New York must take ownership of the structure. Soon, the New York City Council will make a final decision on an application that would give the City permission to acquire it. Join Friends of the High Line at the final public hearing on Tuesday, July 27 to show support for the application and to thank Speaker Christine C. Quinn and the City Council for their continued support of the High Line.