Spring 2012, WSP
Photos: Cathryn
Month: March 2012
The City Council Member Vs. The Parks Commissioner
Last week, the New York City Council Parks Committee held a public hearing to discuss the Parks Department budget. The Parks Department is woefully underfunded and has been for at least twenty years, if not … Read more…
NY Observer: Washington Square Park Champion Deborah Glick Squares Off Against NYU's Expansion Plans (Also A Look at the Lorax)
Today’s NY Observer covers NYU 2031 Expansion Plan and NYS Assembly Member Deborah Glick with this piece, Washington Square Park Champion Deborah Glick Squares Off Against NYU’s Expansion Plans: NYU has a plan – a … Read more…
Hey Blog Readers…
I slowed down posting a bit lately while working on a few projects with intense deadlines. So this week you will likely see a flurry of posts coming. Thanks for checking in and stopping by! … Read more…
Untapped New York Looks at WSP's "Hidden History"
Untapped New York takes a look at The Hidden History of Washington Square Park: The Washington Square Arch has been a staple of the park since 1889. Designed by Stanford White, the arch was first … Read more…
Greenwich Village Orchestra Concert Sunday, March 25th – Special Offer! Discount Admission for WSP Blog Readers
The Greenwich Village Orchestra was formed by local musicians in 1986 — it’s been going strong for over 25 years. Yet, it has remained a bit of a secret while those who’ve experienced it have … Read more…
Union Square Park Site of "New Occupation;" Bloomberg/NYPD Violence as Park Shut Down Last Night; Vandana Shiva to Appear There Thursday Noon
Union Square Park has become the site of the new Occupy Wall Street “occupation.” If you have not been following, here is the OWS primer on it. After an NYPD crack down at Zuccotti Park … Read more…
Washington Square News, NYU's Daily Newspaper, on Chess Plaza Opening
For readers of this blog who are looking for more “positivity” here, here you go. Washington Square News, NYU’s daily newspaper, reports on the opening of the SouthWest Quadrant,”Fences Come Down at Washington Square Park,” … Read more…
NY Daily News Publishes Op-Ed by Ed Koch in Favor of NYU "2031" Expansion As Former Mayor Admits He's been Retained by the University to Get Plan Pushed Through — ?
Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch (and Village resident) writes an Op-Ed in today’s New York Daily News advocating for NYU’s mega-expansion plan “2031” in which he starts off by admitting to being a partner in … Read more…
Artist Tom Matt's NY: The Series Featured at Joe: The Art of Coffee on Waverly Place Until Thursday, March 15th — Interview with the Artist
My new favorite local coffee shop, tied right now with Think Coffee, is Joe: The Art of Coffee, a few blocks from the park heading west. Currently on the walls of their small yet welcoming … Read more…
Chess Plaza Opened Today!
Well, it took 29 months, but, at last, the Chess Plaza and SW Quadrant – Phase II-B of construction at the Park – has opened today! It feels smaller and a bit less cozy than … Read more…
Music at the Arch
This band was like the Pied Pipers of music (except, of course, no one died! I had no recollection that this was the basis of the fairy tale until looking this reference up). With a … Read more…
Almost All Fences Come Down and Yet … Chess Plaza/SW Quadrant Not Open
Friday (March 2nd), as I anticipated, many of the fences came down on the SouthWest Quadrant (part of WSP Redesign: Phase II-B); work was being done at the park with the opening seeming imminent … … Read more…
After 29 Months, Will the Final 'Piece' of Washington Square Park Redesign: Phase II Construction – Chess Plaza – Open Tomorrow?
Washington Square Park Redesign: Phase IIB — the Chess Plaza and Southwestern Quadrant — under construction for 29 months (that’s 2 years and 5 months) is more than 17 months behind schedule (that’s one year … Read more…