A Week Off… Blogging Break
Hi Friends & Blog Readers, Taking this week off, a blogging break. Be back after Labor Day. Stay cool! Check the archives for some of the back posts. See categories on right hand side bar. … Read more…
Month: August 2014
Controversy Over Pillow Fights and Light Saber Battles At Parks
In last week’s Villager, there was an article on the Light Saber Battle that took place at Washington Square Park on Saturday, August 9th. The Light Saber Battle NYC, now in its sixth year, is … Read more…
Indie Chicks Shine Light on Media’s Negative Messaging to Women With Action at Washington Square Park
The creators of web site and publication, Indie Chick, went around town yesterday challenging women’s magazines and media to stop the negative messaging. Adorned with visible signs and outfits illuminating this, their stops included some of … Read more…
Mid-Summer Washington Square — Photos, And a Few Brief Updates
Note summer comfort station hours above. And the administration offices now have a gauzy material covering the windows: NY Dosas is in the park now after so long outside but the other “hot dog” vendors … Read more…
Washington Square Dog Run Looking for Submissions of Artwork for 2015 Calendar (Due Tomorrow! 8/15)
The Washington Square Park Dog Run is putting together their calendar for 2015 and they are looking for submissions of “paintings, illustrations, scribbles, sculptures and collages of real or conceptual dogs (it does not have … Read more…
Going “Green:” Washington Square’s Arch Making the Switch to LED Lighting
Updated Update 8/6 12:36 p.m.: The LED lighting work has not begun yet but will at some point soon. Currently, the Arch is undergoing annual maintenance and restoration work. Will update on when the LED lighting … Read more…
The Fountain’s Green, Lake-like Look Over the Weekend
The green, soothing color of the Fountain on Sunday. The water is never this green! Assuming it was the rain from the night before… Photo: Cathryn
Remember when Mike Myers and Mario Batali Played Ping Pong at the Park and Went Atop the Arch? Footage Finally Appears On New Batali Hulu Show
It’s been three years since Mike Myers and Mario Batali were on the Fountain Plaza playing ping pong with men in black guarding the door to the Arch as the pair (and a crew) went … Read more…