in and around the park, public space, NYC & more
Update: Rescheduled to Sunday, November 19th; 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. – Contest at Noon Update 10/28 – postponed due to forecast of inclement weather. Event will be rescheduled. Will update with new date. Dog … Read more…
Before the High Line was built into what exists today, people walked around with petitions, “Save the High Line!”, in an attempt to preserve its tracks and surroundings which had been unattended for close to … Read more…
Take the above photo of Tina Piña Trachtenburg and imagine 300 of these unique, handmade felt pigeons she creates. That is what you’ll find this Saturday, October 21st as the artist and park regular brings her … Read more…
Washington Square Park Blog turns 10 in February 2018! The more support this blog has, the better job it can do covering this park and important public space, issues, the threat of privatization, the Village, … Read more…
On Saturday afternoon, October 7th, for a couple of hours, the controversial Ai Weiwei exhibit at Washington Square Park, “Good Fences Make Good Neighbors,” installed under the Arch recently yet gated off, an art project … Read more…
“When cities rely on private donors, we end up with sterile, controlled environments,” states the preface to a recent New York Times Op Ed, How Parks Lose Their Playfulness. The piece delves into the redesign … Read more…
Over the weekend at the park: two guys on old-school typewriters offering “Poetry on Demand: You select topic and price.” These two rarely looked up, ferociously typing, and even had fans watching them write. (Love … Read more…