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Updated — Written seven months ago in late April, this letter from New York State Senator Brad Hoylman, former Chair, Community Board 2, and New York State Assembly Member Deborah Glick to NYC Parks Commissioner … Read more…
Updated Photos above from 2012 Tree Lighting The Christmas tree under the Arch arrives this year from Vermont Monday, December 2nd. The 45 foot tree will be dropped off and propped up at the Park … Read more…
This is a revised version of a post that first appeared yesterday. Updated 11/25 12:06 p.m. Decision To Relocate and Replace Long-Time Vendors at Washington Square Park With “New and Different” Vendors Was Made by … Read more…
This is what the city’s Parks Department and Community Board 2 are forcing on wonderful Washington Square Park – the threat of this: From DNAinfo, Google Forced Bryant Park Corp to Hide Event Plans from … Read more…
Just strolling through… At times, there is “free conversation” with people lounging on sofas by the Arch … Or four men giving free advice near the Fountain … Then you might get a little closer … Read more…
Bloomberg’s Parks Department to NYC: Privatize! Secret Meetings, Secret Agreements, Secret Agendas: Parks Department Withholds Critical Information From Public — Documents Indicate Hidden Plan For Recently “Approved” Washington Square Park Conservancy to Secure License Agreement … Read more…
Note: Part II, after yesterday’s breaking news, CONservancy? Intent to Privatize Washington Square Park Confirmed With Newly Discovered Documents | NYU “Gift to the Park” Never Revealed to the Public & More(Part I), will post … Read more…
Updated 6:11 p.m. CONservancy? Intent to Privatize Washington Square Park Confirmed With Newly Obtained Documents Private Conservancy Group Colluded with Parks Department Officials to Withhold Critical Information from Community to Push Through Board “Approval” NYU’s … Read more…
The long-awaited building – above and below – of Washington Square Park Redesign: Phase III which replaces a few separate buildings (bathrooms and administrative and maintenance buildings were all separate red brick structures previously) will … Read more…
Updated 11/9, 8:26 a.m. — SoHo, late June 2013, Manhattan’s Community Board 2 met and voted to “approve” the Washington Square Park Conservancy, amid widespread community concern (to put it mildly) over the addition of a … Read more…
This is a continuation of the report from last month’s Community Board 2 Parks Committee meeting. Here you go — Part IV: Noise Complaints at the Park Washington Square Park Administrator Sarah Neilson told the Community Board … Read more…
Updated — During the carefully orchestrated effort by Mike Bloomberg to overturn voted-in term limits, I followed every aspect of that issue. I went to City Hall to testify, I was there for the vote. Bill … Read more…
Two weeks ago, I wrote about the advent of “The Poet is In” — the brainchild of New York State Poet Laureate Marie Howe — happening weekly on Sundays under the Arch. Last Sunday, I … Read more…
Apologies for the delay! I will post Part III & IV of my report-back from last month’s Community Board 2 Parks Committee Meeting and status of items related to Washington Square Park today (Update: Part … Read more…