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Updated — Snapshots of Washington Square Park. Above, center of the Park currently under construction. (It’s getting close to opening but not quite there yet!) The NorthEast section of the Park (above, Tuesday afternoon) is … Read more…
Washington Square by Henry James is the literary focus this month of “The Big Read,” sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts to promote literature across the United States through events and readings of … Read more…
Today at the Park. Photo: Cat
Okay, yes, I think we’re all ready for shots of the Park bustling with signs of spring – flowers, people, the Fountain ON, people frolicking IN the Fountain (and, of course, the redesigned Fountain area … Read more…
I’m looking for photos of the Park! If you’re around the park fairly regularly (or even if you’re not) and want to submit your photos for possible inclusion on the site, join the Washington Square … Read more…
A follow-up letter from NYC Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe to me in response to my letter of February 13th. We’ve had a bit of a back-and-forth. It’s true that the Parks Commissioner and I are … Read more…
(Updated) WSP Blog reader Elton wrote in yesterday with the following comment in relation to my post on the Landmarks Preservation Commission hearing last week. He raises some good points: “Praise be to Commissioner Roberta … Read more…
Check back Monday for more dialogue between WSP Blog and the NYC Parks Commissioner. Plus … more on the re-opening of Washington Square Park‘s long-under-construction (over a year) NorthWest Quadrant, including the Fountain and Plaza!
What follows are some of the highlights from yesterday’s (April 14) Landmarks Preservation Commission meeting, a continuation of the March 17th public hearing, scheduled to determine what the future holds for Phase II of Washington … Read more…
Curbed reports that Washington Square Park’s Northwest Quadrant – which includes the Fountain Plaza, under construction for oh-so-long, after much aligning – will reopen the second week of May! Can it be? Seems possible. (Oh, … Read more…
Check back for my report back from today’s Landmarks Preservation Commission Meeting (Part II) on Washington Square Park … Updated: I’m still working on my writing project and so the blog will be updated most … Read more…
Updated… On Tuesday, April 14th, 11:15 a.m., the Landmarks Preservation Commission resumes discussion on Washington Square Park and whether to approve Phase II of the NYC Park’s Department’s Plans. For a recap of what happened … Read more…
Just a reminder: new WSP Blog entries return Monday, April 13th! See you then – Cathryn.
Union Square Not for Sale is reaching out to NY City Council Member Rosie Mendez — whose district includes Union Square Park — to help save the historic Pavilion from being privatized into an exclusive … Read more…
Just a reminder that WSP Blog is on a blogging break until Monday, April 13th (though I haven’t kept to it entirely…as you may have noted). However, I do have some news about a gathering … Read more…