The High Line, New York, to opened June 2009
Date uploaded: June 6, 2009
Section 1 of the High Line to Open Tuesday, June 9th 2009
After ten years of advocacy, planning, and construction, the High Line is opening. Section 1 of the High Line (from
Please note that access to the High Line will be limited during June. To ensure public safety during the first days and weeks that the High Line is open, visitors on the High Line will flow from south to north. Please plan on entering the park at the
The High Line as a whole is still a construction site: Section 2, from
High Line Hours and Rules
The High Line will be open daily from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM. We encourage you, if possible, to visit the High Line at times of anticipated slower use, such as early mornings and weekdays.
Regular New York City Parks rules apply for the High Line. Because of space limitations on the High Line, and the fragility of the new park landscape, we need your help. Please stay on the pathways and keep off the gravel. Though the gravel looks like a walking surface, walking on it will damage the new plants. Dogs are currently not allowed on the High Line due to the limited area of the pathways and the fragility of the new plantings.
Visit our Web site for a complete list of park rules.
Ongoing Construction Work
The High Line is a park in progress. The New York City Department of Parks & Recreation and Friends of the High Line wanted visitors to be able to enjoy the park as quickly as possible, but construction and horticulture work will be ongoing during the park's inaugural summer. Please respect this construction activity, including any areas marked temporarily off-limits.
High Line Greeters
We've enlisted a special corps of trained volunteers, our High Line Greeters, to help out on the High Line during our opening season. Greeters will be stationed throughout the park, and can answer questions about the park including location of all park features. You will be able to identify these greeters by their High Line logo T-shirts.
For more information, please call our Park Information Line: (212) 500-6035
For media inquiries, please email contact Jody Fisher at Rubenstein Communications: (212) 843-8296, [email protected]