NEW YORK (CNSNewYork/AP) -- It's a special day for an unusual public space. The High Line, a park in a former freight rail line above Manhattan's streets, is marking its fifth anniversary.

The High Line is a former elevated station where freight trains running on street-level tracks, operated by the New York Central Railroad ... to illuminate the park's paths at night.

A groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction on the third and final section of the park was held last week, hosted by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Friends of the High Line ...

Ricardo Scofidio, Architect Behind New York City's High Line Park, Dies at 89 NEW YORK (AP) — Ricardo Scofidio, an architect who transformed an abandoned railway into New York City's popular ...

A derelict rail line is being reimagined as a linear park, like Manhattan’s High Line. But in a borough ... Karsten Moran for The New York Times Supported by By Winnie Hu As a teenager in ...

A new foot bridge will allow pedestrians to reach the High Line ... The New York Times The 128-ton bridge, suspended 25 feet over Dyer Avenue, is unlike any other component in the park.

The High Line is a public park in New York City, created from a retired railroad track. I walk the path a few times a year; I think it's a great way to beat Manhattan's hustle and bustle.

Over the next few months, the High Line is celebrating the more than 150 species of plants native to New York that grow in the park. The gardens are inspired by the wild nature of the High Line ...

an architect who transformed an abandoned railway into New York City's popular High Line park and was among the first in his profession to win a MacArthur Foundation “genius grant,” has died.

an architect who transformed an abandoned railway into New York City’s popular High Line park and was among the first in his profession to win a MacArthur Foundation “genius grant,” has died.