Come to the Walking Tour! Saturday, June 28th, 12 noon
WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE: A Guide to New York City’s Redesign of a Perfect Public Space
(Raindate Saturday, July 12th, 12 noon)
Meet Up at Washington Square Arch, Washington Square North @ Fifth Avenue ; $5
Time Out NY this week wrote: In the 1950s, Jane Jacobs helped keep cars out of Washington Square. But a new redesign – which will entail dismantling the fountain, removing the chess tables and cutting down decades-old trees – puts the beloved green space in jeopardy all over again. [Guide] leads this tour through WSP, which highlights some of the proposed “improvements.”
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Washington Square Park Blog and Washington Square Community Improvement District (CID) present a walking tour: “Washington Square Park Past, Present, and Future: A Guide to New York City’s Redesign of a Perfect Public Space” on Saturday, June 28th at 12 noon.
A unique Walking Tour of Washington Square Park Past, Present and Future, it will include a Guide to New York City government’s redesign of Washington Square Park – a controversial project that will alter the historic nature and structure of this successful public space.
The tour will also include history of the Park (Past) and what’s being done right now(Present).
Community Improvement Districts(CID) are a new model organizing to protect, preserve and promote the well being of our community. The needs of people are our primary concern, distinguishing us from the better known and financed groups referred to as Business Improvement Districts(BIDS), whose sole interest is promoting better business and an environment conducive to shopping. At Washington Square Park, the neighborhood BIDS, along with NYU, the Tisch Family, and Mayor Bloomberg have played a role in a redesign plan that is destroying the very heart of Washington Square Park.
Trains: A,B,C,D,E,F to West 4th Street/Washington Square
More about Community Improvement Districts (CID) here.
What are New York City’s plans? Click here.
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