in and around the park, public space, NYC & more
The story first reported at this blog about local community group and community members asking the Public Art Fund to “withdraw its plans” for artist and activist Ai Wewei’s proposed “large-scale,” long-term “Fences” installation under … Read more…
Issues Cited: No Community Input on Project; Four Months Blocking off Arch/Public Space; Will Cancel Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony Under Arch “Chinese contemporary artist and activist” Ai Weiwei announced in March in the New York … Read more…
Abandon Hope at the Southeast corner? Hope not! Delayed sidewalk repair, along Washington Square East, delayed further due to water main construction, coming at some point soon: Tree work, pruning and maintenance, continued throughout the park: … Read more…
Updated The eclipse eclipsed the focus on the trees! A lot of focus on New York City park trees of late as the Central Park Conservancy has come “under fire” for its tree care after … Read more…
At Central Park, a large Elm tree fell on a family of four on Tuesday; a mother and her child were seriously hurt. The City Parks Department pointed to the Central Park Conservancy saying the … Read more…
Updated Vanishing New York, the book, released late last month, is a more thought-out, expanded version of the Vanishing New York blog, run by Jeremiah Moss since 2007. The blog has been popular from its … Read more…