in and around the park, public space, NYC & more
Juan Gonzalez has an excellent piece in today’s New York Daily News: “Mayor Bloomberg’s Union Square Park Restaurant Deal Tasteless.” Gonzalez writes: A $7 million private donation to the project from an anonymous source is … Read more…
NY1.com corrected their initial story from yesterday (Monday, April 28th) which gave an incorrect version of what happened in court that morning. The expanded story, “Judge extends injunction against Union Square restaurant” states: “Last week, … Read more…
Update: NY1 headline is misleading. Overview: Judge ruled NO work to be done by City on the Pavilion/Restaurant and NO cutting down of trees while Judge makes her decision. Temporary Restraining Order is still in … Read more…
I spoke with NYC Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe after the Morningside Park ceremony yesterday, Sunday, April 27th, commemorating 40 years since Columbia University was stopped from expanding taking over part of that Park from the … Read more…
An Arbor Day protest on Friday, April 25th in Union Square Park united artist/vendors with tree-savers and bike riders around the theme: Stop Privatization of Public Space / Protect Our Trees. Artists, performers, eco-activists and … Read more…
From Joel Kupferman, lawyer extraordinaire: IRONY – Adrian Benepe, NYC Parks Commissioner, speaking at a ceremony commemorating the halting of Columbia University’s gym construction 40 years ago. (WSPB note: The University’s plans were to take … Read more…
According to New York Jobs With Justice: “Years ago, NYC’s public parks were administered by over 7,500 municipal employees of the Department of Parks and Recreation. Today, it’s only 2,500 municipal employees taking care of … Read more…
There’s something about the spirit of Washington Square Park that even now, despite virtually HALF of the Park being closed for the City’s “renovation,” the open space is still filled to the brim with people … Read more…
Today’s New York Times‘ article by Timothy Williams, “Judge Blocks Overhaul of Union Square Park, covers the latest at Union Square Park. As noted in the article, “The dispute over Union Square, one of the … Read more…
Street Artists, Activists, Community Members, Public Space and Free Speech Advocates (Everyone Invited) Gather to Protect Our Trees and Protest Privatization of Public Space In Honor of Arbor (Tree) Day Friday April 25th When: Friday, … Read more…
A lawsuit against the city of New York and the Union Square Partnership in relation to their redesign plans for Union Square Park is being announced this morning as well as the issuance last night … Read more…
On April 19, 2007, Manhattan’s Community Board 2 rescinded its approval of Bloomberg’s plan to bulldoze and rebuild Washington Square Park. Happy Anniversary! All, right, technically the Board gave the City until May 9, 2007, … Read more…
NYC Parks Advocates and local Union Square community groups are filing a lawsuit to stop the city’s redesign of Union Square Park – to end the privatization and stop the destruction of public space and … Read more…
Metro NY reporter Patrick Arden’s consistent reporting on the NYC Parks Department is a welcome presence. In today’s edition of Metro, Arden reports that there’s some news about the Yankee Stadium “replacement parkland” in the … Read more…
Washington Square Park is an eclectic, wondrous place. There have to be reports on some of the positive things, right? So, here we go… ********************************************************************** Washington Square News (NYU’s daily newspaper) has its own blogger, … Read more…