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For all media inquiries related to the High Line project or Friends of the High Line (FHL), please contact:

Katie Lorah, Friends of the High Line
[email protected]
(212) 206-9922, x222



April 10, 2005
Mayor Bloomberg and Friends of the High Line Host Rail Lifting Ceremony to Mark Start of Construction of New York City's Newest Park on West Side Elevated Rail Structure


November 16, 2005
Mayor Bloomberg Announces City Acquires High Line From CSX Transportation


August 4, 2005
Senator Clinton Highlights Progress on High Line Project; Total of $18 Million Secured in Transportation Bill
From Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's Office


August 3, 2005
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton to join with Congressman Jerrold Nadler, Diane von Furstenberg, and Friends of the High Line to announce major federal funding for the High Line Project


June 13, 2005
Major Federal Authorization for the High Line Project


April 11, 2005
The City of New York and Friends of The High Line Set to Unveil Preliminary Designs for the High Line


October 6, 2004
Major Announcement on Transformation of High Line to Public Space


July 16, 2004
Four Finalist Teams Present Design Proposals for High Line Elevated Rail Structure


May 28, 2004
Four Finalist Teams Selected for High Line Master Plan


April 20, 2004
Seven Design Teams Short Listed for High Line Master Plan


March 9, 2004
Design Process for High Line Officially Begins


July 10, 2003
High Line Exhibition Opens at Grand Central Terminal, Showcasing Hundreds of Innovative Ideas for Converting the West Side Elevated Railroad Into Public Open Space


June 11, 2003
Friends of the High Line "Designing the High Line" Competition Winners


June 11, 2003
Next Stop on the High Line: An Exhibition at Grand Central


February 12, 2003
Friends of the High Line Launches International Design Competition


December 20, 2002
The City of New York Takes Momentous First Step Towards the Reuse of the High Line as an Elevated Walkway



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