in and around the park, public space, NYC & more
I posted this originally earlier this month but Skipper still needs a home. Isn’t he sweet? Can you help? Here’s the info: Skipper is a 1-1/2 year old sweet male tabby kitty who lives on … Read more…
This was the scene Friday (6/26) early evening around 7 p.m. at Washington Square Park as crazy gusts of wind and rain occurred simultaneously causing the Fountain to become a force onto itself, spilling torrential … Read more…
June ’09 Photo: Cat
Great story in today’s New York Times about Chelsea resident Patty Heffley who has lived for 31 years above the High Line before it was a park (she even witnessed a train going by a few … Read more…
Daily paper Metro NY checked in with the NYC Parks Department about yesterday’s report in the New York Post that wealthy but anonymous donors, in addition to New York University, acting as part of a … Read more…
In today’s New York Post, we’re informed of a new “coalition:” “The Coalition for a Better Washington Square Park.” The name and article bring up a lot of questions: Who doesn’t want a better … Read more…
Tonite ! Monday, June 22nd, 6:30 p.m. an Open Forum on NYU: 2031 Plan presented by the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, Greenwich Village Block Associations, and a dozen other community groups. I know it doesn’t … Read more…
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Washington Square Park: April 1936. No Fences… very sparsely landscaped but very inviting. This shot is facing North. Fountain is to the left unaligned to the Arch and in the location it had been since … Read more…
Skipper is a 1-1/2 year old sweet male tabby kitty who lives on Washington Square but his guardian, who is a nun, travels for a few months at a time and is now looking to … Read more…
Sharon Woolums’ Letter to the Editor in weekly the Villager (June 3rd, 2009): To The Editor: After the initial euphoria of just having the park opened and reveling in the perfect spring day, I reflected … Read more…
I went by Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn over the weekend. The Urban Park Rangers in the Fort Greene Park Visitors Center told me a bit of the park’s history. They informed me that Stanford … Read more…
The Brooklyn Paper takes a look this week in an editorial, “Bidding Adieu to BIDS,” at the formation in the ’70’s of the Business Improvement District, an entity which has become increasingly popular in Mayor … Read more…
The New York City Parks Department in conjunction with the Cultural Center of the French Embassy is presenting French Film Fridays for Free, or what they call “Films on the Green,” in June and July. … Read more…
First there were two ducks and then one flew off… Last week Bryant Park had ducks ambling about so maybe it’s the same pair and they are on an NYC Park tour… Thanks to Walking … Read more…