in and around the park, public space, NYC & more
on my walk through WSQpark right now: over a dozen NYPD officers along with two emergency service cars spent a good chunk of the early afternoon taking down this Trump flag #nythings pic.twitter.com/EBpOruyOKi — Parin … Read more…
In late June, the Arch at Washington Square Park was doused with red paint. This occurred after the NYPD attacked protesters the previous evening at the Queer Liberation March for Black Lives against police brutality … Read more…
Today is Labor Day in the United States. Labor Day did not just happen. Workers/people fought for this day of recognition via events such as this demonstration in Washington Square Park on Labor Day in … Read more…
Elijah McClain was Returning Home from a Trip to the Store to buy an Iced Tea  in Aurora, Colorado on August 24, 2019 When he was Detained by Police – Their Aggressive Treatment of This … Read more…
Brad Hoylman, former three-term chair of local Community Board 2 who went on to become New York State Senator, a position he currently holds, has announced plans for a 2021 run for Manhattan Borough President. … Read more…
9 Year Old Dog Overlooked for Way Too Long Last year, WSP Blog wrote about a dog named Wilbur who had lived over half his life in a Brooklyn shelter. Despite this article getting lots … Read more…
51 Years After Stonewall On June 28th, 1969, the Stonewall Inn riots began after police raided the Stonewall Inn near Washington Square Park; they continued on for six days. Fifty one years later, yesterday, as protesters … Read more…
Last night, NYPD attacked Queer Liberation Protesters Outside the Park It’s the 51st anniversary of the Stonewall Inn Riots and NYPD attacked Queer Liberation March protesters along Washington Square North yesterday. Separate post to follow. … Read more…
Vellonakis Set to Officially Retire in the Fall George Vellonakis, the landscape designer placed in charge of the Bloomberg Administration’s controversial redesign of Washington Square Park, later hired in 2017 to be the park’s publicly … Read more…
Parks and public spaces across New York City have played major roles as sites for ongoing, daily protests related to outrage over the death of George Floyd by Minneapolis police and way too many other men … Read more…
So moving to see the amazing coming together of masses of people mobilizing and speaking out at the park over the last couple weeks and the galvanizing of activists and supporters across the city. Photos … Read more…
Washington Square Park private conservancy continues to assert itself to take over more and more turf from the city’s Parks Department – the public entity which actually runs and manages the park and has done … Read more…
New York City has been transformed amidst solidarity and upheaval the last four days since protests nationwide began around the death of George Floyd. Floyd died while in police custody on Memorial Day Monday, May … Read more…
