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Two well crafted letters with excellent points appear in today’s Sunday New York Times in the City section where the article “The Battle of Washington Square” appeared last week. The letters are accompanied by a … Read more…
Bloomberg Before Mayor Bloomberg‘s well orchestrated push to overturn voted-in term limits (with the complicity of City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and 28 other members), the mainstream media applied a general lack of scrutiny to … Read more…
A quick blog entry today. Note: There are 262 posts in the archives so scout around a little. Here are some great tips from Reverend Billy on how to commemorate Buy Nothing Day (tomorrow, day … Read more…
A study of Washington Square Park in 2005 by the Project for Public Spaces concluded: “Washington Square Park is one of the best known and best-loved destinations in New York City. And as a neighborhood … Read more…
Today’s New York Times has an interesting, in-depth look at the Landmarks Preservation Commission by writer Robin Pogrebin which “reveals an overtaxed agency that has taken years to act on some proposed designations, even as … Read more…
WSP Blog readers know that I’ve had some critique of the Washington Square Park Task Force, a body presently under the aegis of Community Board 2 which is also comprised of members of the public, … Read more…
Sunday’s November 23rd New York Times cover featured a photo of the Washington Square Arch promoing the article, “The Battle of Washington Square,” which prominently appeared on the “City” section cover with an array of … Read more…
Tomorrow’s New York Times City section features a cover story “The Battle for Washington Square,” an effort by reporter Graham Bowley to outline what’s transpired thus far around New York City government’s controversial redesign of … Read more…
This flyer counters the NYC Parks Department’s spin on what is actually happening behind the fencing to Washington Square Park at the hands of the Bloomberg Administration. It’s been pretty effective since people read it … Read more…
Check out Wayne Barrett‘s in-depth piece on Mayor Mike in this week’s Village Voice. An excerpt: Last month’s 29-to-22 [NY City] council vote to do Bloomberg’s bidding was the most tawdry moment in city politics … Read more…
New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn sent this letter out yesterday via email to New Yorkers who had contacted her expressing their opposition (prior to the vote) to the City Council overturning of voted-in … Read more…
On the day I testified at the City Council term limits public hearing, one of the other panelists was a journalist from a site called Room 8. Room 8 describes itself as: “the imaginary neighbor … Read more…
New Blog to check out … No Power Grab : Reporting on the abuse of mayoral power in New York City by Michael Bloomberg, his (overturning) term limits power grab, more. This blog keeps us … Read more…
A reader named Miriam wrote in yesterday about the remodeled look of Washington Square Park (NorthWest Quadrant) completed thus far. Miriam noted: Has anyone commented on the fencing that has already been installed? It looks … Read more…
In this time of budget crisis, and with some time to reflect on the Parks Department’s design plan, it is the perfect moment to revisit the Washington Square Park redesign and rework the plan thereby … Read more…