It seems that somebody in Chelsea is not loving the insane popularity of the High Line. So much so, in fact, that they've gone and put up signs reminding "High Line Tourists" that "West Chelsea is not Times Square. It is not a tourist attraction." Really? Because it IS attracting tourists!
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High Line Neighbors Hate "High Line Tourists"
Christine Quinn Is Getting Married Today!
Ah, love! Today, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and her girlfriend of over ten years, Kim Catullo, finally get to tie the knot. The couple will make it official at 5:30 this evening at the Highline Stages on West 15th St in front of a potpourri of local politicos: guests include Mayor Bloomberg, Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer, and State Assembly members Vito Lopez and Deborah Glick.
Can You Find These Tiny Statues On The High Line?
While we wait to find out if a giant locomotive will be dangling over the High Line in the future, a much smaller-scale exhibit has popped up along the elevated park. Starting today, the Lilliput exhibit—named for the island of little people from Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels—is taking over tiny parts of the park. Six artists have created the miniature sculptures, which are all "installed in unusual and unexpected places at the High Line... to create an art treasure hunt for visitors." Click through for a little preview before stumbling over the pieces yourself—they'll be there through next April.
New Billboard Asks New York: "How Are You Feeling?"
Artist David Shrigley has designed a new billboard which is currently basking in the shadows of the High Line, where it will remain through May 7th. The speech bubble asks: "How Are You Feeling?" And immediately delivers depressing responses, like, "I'm feeling very unstable and insecure. I also feel very worried and anxious about everything." And on and on and on. At least we're alone, together? The 25-by-75 foot billboard is located at West 18th Street and 10th Avenue... how are you feeling about it?
Call The Wah-mbulance: Ritzy High Line Residents Hate FDNY's Ambulance Depot
Sure, people complained when St. Vincent's Hospital closed. But now that the Fire Department wants to keep ambulances on a lot at 512 West 23rd Street, residents of fancy High Line condos are upset. One fumed at a community board meeting, "We have nieces and nephews that come to visit, and it was a nice day and they had problems going outside on the terrace because of the fumes."
Jeff Koons Might Bring An Old Steam Locomotive To High Line
Jeff Koons could be bringing a full-size replica 1943 Baldwin 2900 steam locomotive to the High Line—which is perfectly fitting since the park used to be an elevated rail line. The train won't be fixed on to where the remaining tracks are, however, instead it will be hoisted above the park on a crane. Which sounds very safe indeed! Especially with those old ghosts running around the place, eager to get their hands on one of their ol' means of transport.
Artist Will Make A Massive Salad On The High Line Next Month
Performance artist Alison Knowles is bringing her Make a Salad piece to the High Line on Earth Day, April 22nd. The piece was first staged in Baltimore in 1962, and has since been performed around the world—below you can watch the event as it took place at the Tate Modern in 2008. During the piece, Knowles makes a giant salad, which is later served to those in attendance. From the press release:
Have A Look At The Next (And Final) Phase Of The High Line
Last October, the final phase of the High Line was unveiled in all of its neglected glory during Open House NY—you can see photos of the undeveloped outdoor space as it looks now right here, and now renderings of what it will look like by the end of next year have arrived. The third and final phase is being called "The High Line at the Rail Yards" and will dodge in and out of the Hudson Yards project, starting up where the first two phases left off—running from 30th to 34th Streets. The plans include play sections for kids, as well an amphitheater performance space at 30th and 10th.
NYC Has #1 World Landmark, According To Magazine That Says NYC Is Rude
There's a reason why 50 million tourists visited New York City last year, in spite of New Yorkers being rude jerks: We have amazing sights. Travel & Leisure's readers, who deemed the Big Apple the rudest city in an annual reader survey, has unveiled its first reader survey of landmarks, and NYC have five landmarks in the top 20—including the number one position.
Queens' "High Line," The QueensWay, Inching Towards Reality
Though some have issues with the way it has changed the neighborhood around it, you'd have a hard time arguing that the High Line has been anything but a wild success story. So naturally there are now a bunch of similar park reclamations being proposed around the city. One that seems like it might go somewhere though is on the abandoned LIRR Rockaway Beach Branch, where a proposed park has recently been dubbed The QueensWay. They even have a Twitter account!
The High Line Is The Drunkest, Kissiest Park In The City
A toast is in order to the High Line today, which just took top honors in terms of drunk people, or at least drunk people who get caught drinking. The Parks Department has given out more summonses this past year—113, to be exact—for illegal drinking in the High Line than at any other park in the city. That's a lot of tickets for a petite seven-acre park—certainly enough to warrant a fresh bottle of bubbly, don't you think?
Check Out This Mini High Line Made From Thanksgiving Foods
If you have a whole bunch of extra time and food leftover from your leftovers, perhaps it's time to consider channeling your inner Martha with a little food-centric arts and crafts. And if you're going to do it, you might as well go big—figuratively—with this hyper-detailed mini High Line replica made of recycled materials and vegetable leftovers. Check out those adorable broccoli trees!
Video: Google Street View Comes To The High Line
Last year when Google donated $1 million to the High Line, we knew it was only a matter of time before the elevated park got the Street View treatment, and now it's all happening people! You don't even have to leave your apartment now to enjoy this, and other parks of the world. Go ahead, take a stroll through and see if they caught some ghosts or anyone doing anything scandalous. Speaking of which, can we get a High Line After Dark street view?
Photos: A Look At The Still Neglected Stretch Of The High Line
In the past, our very own Jake Dobkin has explored the undeveloped parts of the High Line, a little bit... illegally. But over the weekend, the final phase (Phase III) was opened up to Open House NY visitors. They don't want their thunder stolen by the new Low Line, after all.
Could The Tappan Zee Bridge Be The Best Elevated Park Ever?
Turning old infrastructure into modern parks is so hot right now! Inspired by the High Line, not only do we have that trippy LES Low Line to contemplate but now at least one clever Westchester County official is talking about turning the Tappan Zee bridge into a giant park once its replacement (just fast tracked by the Obama administration) is built. Uhm, yes please?
Escape From The High Line: Teen Suing City For $2.5 Million
A New Jersey teenager who seriously injured his leg after jumping down to the street from a fence around High Line is suing the city for $2.5 million, claiming that he was locked in the park and had no choice. "I crushed my knee, rupturing my ACL, and hurt my back. It really messed me up," 18-year-old Kirk Rasnick told the Daily News. Rasnick claims that the injuries he sustained on June 13 have prevented him from playing football during his senior year at Dickinson High School in Jersey City, and "you can't put a price on that." Except in this case: the price is $2.5 million, which works out to be around $700K per missed pep rally.
Meet "The Low Line," The LES's Potential Underground Park
Turning abandoned elevated railways into parks is so Aughts: the new hottness for public parks is clearly below ground, people. Morlocks needs their green spaces too! To that end, three gentlemen are trying to persuade the city to turn an abandoned trolley terminal beneath Delancey Street into a park. They hope to fill the the vast cavern with sunlight thanks to fancy fiber optic cables. New York magazine has already dubbed the project the Low Line—despite another "Low Line" park still being pushed in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx—but the group angling for the below-grade gardens creation want to call it the Delancey Underground.
David Byrne's Latest Project Now Stuffed Under The High Line
Starting this Thursday night, High Line visitors will be treated to a new visually and sonically stunning work, courtesy of David Byrne. The musician has brought a giant inflatable globe, measuring 48 feet by 20 feet, and stuffed it under the park at 25th Street. The piece, titled Tight Spot, will be on view through October 1st... but (as with most of his projects) you'll also be able to hear it. The globe is accompanied by a soundscape—Byrne's voice, distorted—which NY Mag describes as a foreboding "womp womp womp."
Meatpacking Businesses Hate Stone Boobs, Silicone Still OK
Call it a Crisis on Ninth Ave: concrete "boobs" litter the six dumb pedestrian plazas around the avenue. Who will speak for the trendy businesses of the Meatpacking District? The Lorax can't, because he didn't make the dress code. So leave it to America's Paper the NY Post and the Meatpacking District Improvement Association to shine some light on the atrocities. "They just sit out there and do nothing," the owner of the Gaslight Lounge tells the paper, presumably unaware of their awesomely essential evolutionary purpose.
Photos: At Least One Skater Injured As Outdoor Roller Rink Opens Under High Line
A few weeks ago, we heard about the High Line's plan to open a temporary roller rink under the newly opened Phase II of the park, and yesterday, the rink became reality, with a little help from kids from the Hudson Guild, professional skaters from the Central Park Dance Skaters Association, the Gotham Girls Roller Derby, and, of course, Susan Sarandon. Photographer Katie Sokoler was on hand to capture the rolling good time (forgive us)...until disaster struck:
Old-School Outdoor Roller Rink Coming To The High Line!
Rollergirls and boys, get ready to lace up! There's a new roller rink coming to town, and this one looks pretty funky indeed—it's outside underneath the High Line.
Residents Next To The High Line: We Have No Privacy
It's tough living right next to the crime-free, world-renowned slice of greenspace known as the High Line. So says a few grumpy Chelsea residents whose apartments abut the walkway, and thus the thousands of gawkers every day that traipse along, snapping photos every 10 feet. "It's absolutely horrible!" one woman tells the Post, presumably without a trace of irony given that she lives within walking distance of a brand-new $115 million park. "People take pictures and wave at you when you're alone in your home. We have to keep shades up all the time. It's voyeuristic, and there's zero privacy." Surely this must be the only place on the quaint island of Manhattan where such squalid living conditions exist.
Video: Colbert Blows "The Lid Off Of Rock" At The High Line
Stephen Colbert and Jack White showed up at the High Line today to sell copies of Colbert's new single—and they also performed the new song (as well as a harmonized Star-Spangled Banner). Watch below!
Stephen Nation Army: Colbert And Jack White Selling Records At The High Line Today
Stephen Colbert has been celebrating StePhest Colbchella '011 all week, with musical guests ranging from Bon Iver to Talib Kweli to Florence and the Machine. The biggest highlight of the week was Colbert's multi-part interview with Jack White, which led to Colbert's rock and roll comeback single, "Charlene II (I'm Over You)." And you can pick up the single today directly from Colbert and White at the High Line!
High Line Lawn Closed To Clean Off Your Sins
It didn't take long for the High Line lawn to become this generation's Plato's Retreat, with plenty of young New Yorkers flocking there for some action. Most recently we were even sent photos of one couple looking very happy after getting to second base in broad daylight (see below). And now, the High Line lawn has been closed for "restoration"—which means the rain didn't wash away all the sins last week, and this grass is getting sanitized! Or maybe it just got all muddy from the rain. Who can say! Either way though, it wouldn't hurt to give it a nice Purell bath.
From The Mailbag: Suge Knight, Andrew Brietbart, And How To Land A Lady
We receive a lot of e-mail. Most of these missives are carefully read, discussed at length among the editors, and courteously replied to in a timely fashion—except for the ones that are so bizarre and irrelevant that we're simply afraid to engage the sender. Instead, we'll share them with you. Behold, the eccentric underbelly of the Gothamist inbox:
No Crime On The High Line, NYC's Utopia In The Sky
There's stepping, junk-grabbing, and surreal little inflatables on the High Line, but the idyllic stretch of grass in the sky lacks an essential New York City element: crime. According to the Times, there has not been a single report of a serious crime on the High Line since its opening. The Parks Enforcement Patrol have written 362 summonses for "quality-of-life infractions" such as having dogs or bicycles, and the most common is for drinking. Since it's almost impossible to get a smoking ticket on the High Line, can we replace smoking infractions with tickets for excessive PDA?
Photos: The High Line's Phase II, After Dark
You've seen the High Line's Phase II in broad daylight, but the ol' gal looks even better at night.
Is The High Line's Lawn The New Plato's Retreat?
Last night photographer Katie Sokoler dropped by the High Line to grab us some shots of the newly-opened Phase II after dark. She reported back today, saying, "Since there's a lawn now, it's just full of couples making out and rolling around. I zoomed in on this shot and saw this girl totally grabbing onto this guys crotch with all these people around!" Is the lawn destined to become the new Plato's Retreat, and more importantly: is there a way to sanitize the grass each day, or maybe cover it in latex?
Video: Steppers Will Stomp Out At High Line Phase II Next Week
It's High Line Phase II Day, and besides the elevated park being open (with pretty landscaping), the Friends of the High Line have just announced some cool events for next week—check out the video below—as well as details about Phase III (the final part):
The Step to the High Line festival will feature New York City public school students who turn the High Line into their stage, with a different step team performing at 6:30 PM daily between Monday, June 13, 2011 and Friday, June 17, 2011. The Step to the High Line festival will culminate in a showcase of all five teams, plus a special guest appearance by Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, beginning at 4:00 PM on Saturday, June 18, 2011. Step to the High Line performances will take place in Section 1 of the High Line, at the Chelsea Market Passage, located on the High Line at West 16th Street.
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