WALKING TOUR: WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE — A Guide to New York City’s Redesign of a Perfect Public Space * Saturday, September 20th, 1 p.m.
Meet Up at Washington Square Arch, Washington Square North @ Fifth Avenue ; $5 donation
Recommended! by Time Out NY: “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.” 7/24/08
Come on the tour (it’s fun!) and see what the redesign of Washington Square Park really means, while learning some of the Park and neighborhood’s illustrious history.
Presented by Washington Square Park Blog and Washington Square Community Improvement District(CID)
Trains: A,B,C,D,E,F to West 4th Street/Washington Square
Raindate: Saturday, September 27th, 1 p.m.
Community Improvement Districts(CID) are a new model organizing to promote the well being of the community. CIDs are distinguished from the 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 this renowned park.
More about Community Improvement Districts (CID) here.
What are New York City’s plans? Click here.
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