in and around the park, public space, NYC & more
How NYC’s Madison Square Park ended up with the Shake Shack within it run by restauranteur Danny Meyer brings up a few questions – ones that are all too infrequently asked. Yet due to the fast success … Read more…
Updated Next year, I think the Christmas/holiday tree should be planted IN the park as they did in 1924 versus a disposable tree that is transplanted from Vermont and just gets “chipped.” No reason why … Read more…
Deadline now Monday, December 15th, 11:59 p.m. See Original Post with full info here. (There are prizes, fame and acclaim! Well, at least, prizes. some acclaim.)
I shot a lot of photos but this perhaps sums it up! (People marched through the Arch and then around the tree! – it was very orderly – and then up Fifth Avenue.) Via US … Read more…
See info here. Quick overview: UPDATE 12/13: MEETING SPOT APPARENTLY NOT IN THE PARK, MEET ACROSS FROM THE ARCH ALONG FIFTH AVENUE AT Washington Square North/8th Street up til 12th Street. (Not sure how this … Read more…
Update: Deadline extended to Monday, December 15th, 11:59 p.m. You may remember our campaign to raise money to put together a mobile map of Washington Square Park trees, underground Minetta Creek, and more. Read here … Read more…
Rain and snow could not stop people from attending the tree lighting at Washington Square last night and in fact in some ways only added to the event. A friendly note: Not to be a … Read more…
In the aftermath of a grand jury not indicting the New York City police officer whose NYPD-banned “chokehold” and handling (along with subsequent lack of attention by people on the scene, including the EMT) killed Staten … Read more…
The cover art got my attention – how could I resist? A cat sitting under Washington Square’s Arch which is adorned with illustrations of cats, dogs and musicians as the park’s resident pigeons perch atop … Read more…
It was recently revealed that plans for Hudson River Park’s “Pier 55” were all negotiated in private and then presented to the public without any degree of transparency or inclusiveness. (Sound familiar?) This way of … Read more…