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Month: April 2017

Greenwich Village Duane Reade Shutters Doors Away from Still-Vacant Former Barnes & Noble Space

April 30, 2017
Duane Reade Greenwich Village shuttered

One block of Sixth Avenue between West 8th Street and Waverly Place is now showing signs of blight as Duane Reade at 378 Sixth Avenue has closed. It joins nearby Barnes & Noble which previously … Read more…

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Flora, Fauna & Folk Riots: Jane’s Walk Tour of Washington Square Park with WSP Blog & WSP Eco-Projects May 5th

May 4, 2017April 28, 2017
Hangmans Elm Washington Square Park

Join WSP Eco-Projects and Washington Square Park Blog on a special Jane’s Walk, fittingly in honor of Jane Jacobs (pictured above), who had a rich history of community organizing in the fight to preserve Washington … Read more…

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Catch Film “The Lost Village” IN The Village Wed. April 26th | Manhattan Film Festival Showing

April 25, 2017
The Lost Village Film

“The Lost Village” won the Best Documentary Award earlier this month at the New York City International Film Festival and will be shown at the Manhattan Film Festival Wednesday, April 26th at Cinema Village Theatre … Read more…

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Springtime Washington Square! (Photos, Part II)

April 25, 2017
Washington Square Park Fountain

The lone remaining “hot dog” vendor, Fountain Plaza: Pooling Water in one of many empty tree pits – home to previously, repeatedly dying trees – around Fountain: “Hangman’s” Elm hanging on … still.. Northwest Quadrant. … Read more…

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Springtime Washington Square! (Photos, Part I)

April 22, 2017

Photos: Cathryn

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Washington Square at Night |Fountain Turned On Early This Year!

April 19, 2017

When the Washington Square fountain will turn on each year has been the subject of many blog posts over the years (such as this one). It is now jetting water for 2017! The fountain was … Read more…

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Busker in Washington Square

April 13, 2017April 13, 2017
busker washington square park

Great photo taken at the park via The Dusty Rebel which documents “the creative and rebellious side of urbanity.”

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Look at Washington Square Park – 1936 & Now

April 8, 2017

These two images of Washington Square Park were both taken in April but 79 years apart: 1936 to 2015. The top photo was taken by noted period photographer Berenice Abbot. What a clever idea to … Read more…

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Is Selling Off New York City’s Public Assets Ever a Good Idea? Brooklyn Forum Sat. April 8

April 7, 2017April 7, 2017
bill de blasio as public advocate defending libraries 2013

The negative impacts and consequences of privatization on parks and public spaces have been covered frequently at this blog (here, here, and at my Huffington Post page). Another recent unwelcome trend in New York City … Read more…

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