in and around the park, public space, NYC & more
New Cathryn’s World post: Explorations in Paris Without Leaving NYC: Discovering Paris in Color — Mai Oui! Writing this post at my other blog made me wonder… could a pictorial of NYC ever be so … Read more…
Yesterday’s New York Post: Matthew Broderick made a matinee appearance in Manhattan Supreme Court [Tuesday 2/26] to show his opposition to the planned, 20-year, $6 billion expansion of New York University in Greenwich Village. “I … Read more…
Just when it was getting a little quiet on the NYU front (well, before last week’s Village Voice cover story), Former Parks Commissioner Henry Stern has come forth with information that works against the University’s – … Read more…
Updated 2/25 So, it’s now a little over a week ago that the Washington Square One Billion Rising Flash Mob took place on February 14th as part of a worldwide effort in 207 countries to demand an … Read more…
Village Voice cover story this week worth reading: PLANET NYU: How the School’s Global Ambitions Triggered A Revolt From Within. A lot of interesting news coming out in relation to NYU lately. To help out … Read more…
Updated 2/19, 9:25 a.m. — Yesterday’s New York Times featured an article by Lisa Foderaro titled: New York Parks in Less Affluent Areas Lack Big Gifts. A key thing missing from the piece was any analysis or historical … Read more…
To read more about One Billion Rising and this event at Washington Square Park, visit Wednesday’s post here. Wonderful photos of One Billion rising Washington Square Park Flash Mob by: #1: tba #2: Lisa Graziano … Read more…
Watch live stream of the Washington Square Park One Billion Rising Flash Mob yesterday here via UStream Thank you, Matt Hopard! It’s fabulous. I love the whole thing and how he seamlessly integrated the flock … Read more…
(Scroll to bottom for map.) One Billion Rising is a global call for women and the men to rise and dance and make a stand against violence. The idea is the brainchild of playwright and … Read more…
This house on Waverly near Babbo still has a festive Christmas wreath outside! I never noticed this house ever strangely enough. Update! Curbed decided to find out more after spotting this WSP Blog photo and post. It’s … Read more…
I was a little confused about the barricades perpetually surrounding Garibaldi but, as I pondered this, I realized perhaps it is to prevent skateboarding on the statue!
UPDATE: POSTPONED; NEW DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED. Back in December 2011, the New York Times wrote about artist Kristin Jones and her idea for Arbor Day 2013: a “24 hour multi-media project” honoring the Hangmen’s Elm … Read more…
