Hula Light Dancer Johannah Birney In Action on the WSP Fountain Plaza
This is a shot of Johannah Birney on the Fountain Plaza at the park the other night as she dances with an illuminated hula hoop! Photo: Tom Martinez
Month: July 2013
Report-back Part II: Community Board 2 Votes on Washington Sq Park Conservancy
Updated My apologies for taking so long to post this report-back! So here goes… For Part I, check it out here detailing public comment at the Community Board 2 full board meeting June 20,2013. Part II … Read more…
Washington Square Park Via Hand-Drawn 1925 Map — The Lack of Symmetry! (The Bus Station!)
The plans for the recent redesign of Washington Square Park were a tad obsessed with all things being symmetrical. Yet, as we know, it wasn’t always this way. This hand-drawn map above was created by … Read more…
At Last, the Washington Square Park Fountain Side Plumes Return!
Ah … the saga of the missing side plumes of the Washington Square Fountain. The famous fountain, by the Bloomberg Admin’s decree, was moved 23 feet east to “align” with the Arch, and the ‘new’ … Read more…
Washington Square Music Festival Moved Indoors Last Night; One More Concert Left in the Season (Hope it’s in the Park!)
The lack of shade due to limited, or rather, no trees around the ‘new’ Garibaldi Plaza stage area (compounded by the fact that the previously nearby Linden tree is now gone) makes performing in the summer … Read more…
Weekend Washington Square: Laughter in the Park, Fountain, Jazz, Pigeon Appreciation & More
Sunday’s show “Laughter in the Park” at Washington Square was packed! It’s a comedy show that moves around to parks in the city during the summer. This last performer, Christian Finnegan, pictured at top, was pretty … Read more…
Washington Square Tarot Reader Kyler James Forecasts What’s In the Cards for Fashion Muse/Television Personality Alexa Chung (And the Daily News Captures It!)
Washington Square Park fixture-and-tarot-card-wizard Kyler James was featured in the New York Daily News recently when a photographer caught fashion muse and television personality Alexa Chung stopping by to learn what was ‘in the cards’ in … Read more…
“Elementary,” CBS Television Show, Shoots All Over WSP with Lucy Liu and Jonny Lee Miller Yesterday
Updated — “Elementary,” a television show which airs on CBS, shooting yesterday, Wednesday, July 17th, with stars Lisa Lucy Liu and Jonny Lee Miller, all over the park. Miller plays Sherlock Holmes in the series and Liu’s role is … Read more…
Teen Tourist from Texas Gets Foot Stuck in Jet of Washington Sq Fountain
So.. it wasn’t one of the plume-less side jets which caused the problem (which conceivably would make more sense… I haven’t checked them lately but one had a big hole where the cover should be … Read more…
Report-back Community Board 2 Vote On Washington Sq Park Conservancy (Part I)
Updated 5:12 p.m. The June 20th Community Board 2 meeting at which the full board — in an unusual split vote — moved to approve a conservancy at Washington Square Park was first covered at this … Read more…
New Yorkers for Parks Coming Before C.B. 2 Parks Committee Wed. July 17 for Endorsement of their “Parks Platform 2013”
New Yorkers for Parks is run by a former employee of Mayor Bloomberg’s, Holly Leicht. Prior to becoming Executive Director of New Yorkers for Parks, Leicht was Deputy Commissioner for Development at the NYC Department … Read more…
Mr. William Shakespeares Menu, 176 MacDougal Street (Circa 1987)
So this seems to be the menu from the later incarnation of restaurant Shakespeare’s at 176 MacDougal Street (more recently home to Hong Wah Laundromat, which, after a mysterious fire, never reopened). Still, it’s fun to see … Read more…
“I Do Not Consent” to Gas Experiments on #NYC Subways
I DO NOT CONSENT To: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York City Police Department (NYPD), the Metropolitan Transit Authority(MTA), U.S. Department of Energy(DOE), U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, New … Read more…
Next Stage Against NYU 2031 Expansion: New Court Date Thursday, July 18th
The next stage in the fight to stop New York University’s massive Village expansion plan — “NYU 2031” — will take place in New York State Supreme Court next Thursday, July 18th at 10:30 a.m. … Read more…