March 3: Help Support the High Line at the Rail Yards!

Photo courtesy Alex S. MacLean/Landslides Aerial Photography.

We hope you can join us at the Community Board 4 Full Board meeting on Wednesday, March 3, as we advocate for the full preservation of the High Line at the rail yards. The Community Board will be reviewing, as part of the seven-month Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP), the City’s application to allow it to acquire the remaining section of the High Line - Section 3 - north of 30th Street.

We strongly support the City's acquisition of the High Line at the rail yards, and we encourage supporters to attend the March 3 meeting in support. Read more about ULURP.

Community Board 4 Full Board Meeting
Wednesday, March 3, 6:30 PM
Fulton Center Auditorium
119 Ninth Avenue, between 18th and 19th Streets

Community Board 4 has long been supportive of the High Line’s preservation at the Rail Yards. CB4's Chelsea Preservation and Planning Committee voted unanimously last week in support of the High Line acquisition action, and we expect the full Board to vote in favor of it as well. However, we see this meeting as a critical opportunity to demonstrate our support for both preservation and redevelopment of the High Line at the rail yards. City acquisition of the High Line is the first step towards both of those goals, so it is important to show all the stakeholders how important it is to move forward with this first step.

A public hearing on the High Line ULURP action will be the first item on the agenda, so we encourage you to come to the beginning of the meeting. If you wish to speak during the public hearing, we welcome and encourage you to do so. (There will be sign-in sheets for those who wish to speak.) The High Line public hearing will be followed by the general Community Board public session, and then the Committee reports. After the report and recommendation from the Chelsea Preservation and Planning Committee, the full Board will meet and vote on the High Line ULURP action.

Our staff will be at the meeting, so please look for us when you arrive. If you have a red "Save the High Line at the Rail Yards" or "Save the Spur" t-shirt, please wear it. We will have a limited number of t-shirts for supporters available at the door.

Please email railyards@thehighline.org if you are able to make this meeting.

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New Sound Piece by Artist Stephen Vitiello, Coming This Summer

A bell in Herald Square recorded for A Bell for Every Minute, courtesy the artist and Creative Time.

We're excited to announce our second major collaboration with Creative Time and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, following the success of Spencer Finch's The River That Flows Both Ways. This summer, artist Stephen Vitiello will debut a multi-channel sound installation entitled A Bell For Every Minute, in the High Line's 14th Street Passage.

For the piece, Vitiello has recorded bells all over New York City and beyond. Sounds range from the iconic rings of the New York Stock Exchange bell, the historic Dreamland bell (recorded days after it was discovered in the water off Coney Island), the United Nations' Peace Bell, and more everyday and personal sounds of bike bells, diner bells, and neighborhood church bells.

During park hours an individual bell will ring each minute from speakers placed throughout the tunnel space where it will be installed, the overtones fading out as the next bell begins. A chorus of the selected bells will play at the top of each hour, filling the space. The sounds will be represented on a physical sound map that identifies the location of each bell, allowing the listener to follow the geographic journey of the recordings.

Read more about the piece and Vitiello's work

This installation is made possible by a generous grant from The Rockefeller Foundation's New York City Cultural Innovation Fund. Additional funding has been provided by Vital Projects Fund, Inc.

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Jobs at the High Line

Friends of the High Line is now hiring for seven open positions, including the newest, Planning and Design Manager. The full list of open positions is posted on our Web site.

To apply for a position, please submit a cover letter and resume to jobs@thehighline.org.

Only those whose applications are being considered will be contacted. No phone calls please.


PLANNING AND DESIGN MANAGER

Reporting to the Vice President for Planning and Design, the Planning and Design Manager will be responsible for managing a variety of projects related to the ongoing advocacy, planning, design and construction of the High Line and associated facilities, in all phases of development. The Planning and Design Manager will also be responsible for coordinating with representatives of the Parks Department and other City agencies, and for collaborating with Friends of the High Line staff in other departments, including fundraising and High Line horticulture and operations staff.

View the complete job description [PDF]


View all available positions on our Web site

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Join or Renew Your Membership This Spring!

The first spring on the High Line is beginning to take shape, and we will soon see this extraordinary park as never before. Take part in the High Line’s first spring by renewing your membership or joining now. Support from our members allows us to hire gardeners to keep the park's flowers and trees in peak condition, and maintenance crews to ensure the High Line is safe for its visitors.

With your membership gift, the High Line’s first spring will be its most thrilling season yet.