Squirrel Meet Nut
Before the rain… More on that Monday. I’m a bit backlogged on posts but they’re coming!
Before the rain… More on that Monday. I’m a bit backlogged on posts but they’re coming!
Check back! (Needed to take a few days break…)
Last week — Union Square Park. Photos: Cathryn
“Gay-Friendly” NYC Wedding Officiants Rev. Annie Lawrence and Rev. Will Mercer will perform gay marriages, today, Tuesday, July 26, 2011, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at Washington Square Park under the Arch. This is the first … Read more…
DNAInfo has the story and video — Flash Mob Brings Fitness Moves to Washington Square Park: Searing heat failed to halt a flashmob of fitness fanatics from gathering in Washington Square Park Friday(7/22). With temperatures … Read more…
There are friendships, alliances and an appreciation of all wildlife in Washington Square Park. Photo: Cathryn
Today, Young Dancemakers Company, a dance ensemble comprised of New York City public high school students who create and perform their own choreographed work at free concerts throughout the city, will perform at the Arch … Read more…
Today’s New York Times features a review, Unusual Sounds to Play in a Park,” of this week’s concert by the Washington Square Music Festival (it was the second performance of the season): The programming at … Read more…
That’s a squirrel box in the Park (erected by the Parks Department) and, yes, there’s a squirrel in there! Who, apparently, survived — at least, that day. Last week, I posted commenter Drew’s thoughts as … Read more…
The New York City Parks Department has a page on their web site dedicated to tree damage and arborcide which states: It is illegal and punishable by law for citizens to remove, kill, or damage … Read more…
So, the three dead trees around the Washington Square Fountain I reported about on Monday (Part I) were removed yesterday. That’s a good thing! Part II on these newly planted trees which have repeatedly been … Read more…
The following piece, “Why is it so Easy to Fall in Love in New York?,” explores public spaces and how we relate and interact with others within them. Featured at WNET Thirteen.org’s Metro Focus column … Read more…
hawk, squirrel & tree-Wash Sq Pk Commenter Drewo wrote in the other day with concern about the beloved Washington Square Park squirrels and their fate with the arrival of red-tailed hawks Violet, Bobby, and now … Read more…
Updated — Everyone is asking: “What’s up with the dead trees around the Fountain?” Currently, three of 8 trees that line the Fountain Plaza are dead. Two of these, in new locations via the Park’s … Read more…
Updated 5:30 p.m. – The Washington Square Music Festival’s new season begins at the Park on Tuesday, July 12th with four free performances. It’ll be the festival’s first season performing on the new Garibaldi Stage … Read more…