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Month: January 2018

Washington Square Arch Mural at West 4th Street Subway

January 29, 2018
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At the West 4th Street-Washington Square subway station, underground near West 3rd Street entrance, a mural from the MTA, an ode to the Stanford White-designed Arch. I don’t know who the artist is and I … Read more…

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101 Years Ago, Arch Conspirators Declare “Free & Independent Republic of Washington Square”

January 23, 2018

What will this generation impart on this Greenwich Village public space? I believe that much about current Washington Square Park is informed by the Arch Conspirators’ takeover of the Arch in 1917 – and the … Read more…

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Live Across from Washington Square Park! | Roommate Wanted for “Great” 2 BR

January 19, 2018January 18, 2018

[Sponsored Post] Have you ever dreamed of living across from Washington Square Park? There aren’t that many residential scenarios right on the park but here is one from a Greenwich Village neighbor who is relocating … Read more…

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Chelsea’s Ed Hamilton ‘Schoolyard’ Book Reading at Jefferson Market Library Jan. 18th | New Novel

January 17, 2018January 16, 2018

A neighborhood book reading with a nearby neighbor. Author and blogger Ed Hamilton will read from his new book, Lords of the Schoolyard, on Thursday, January 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the nearby Jefferson Market … Read more…

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Join a Community Board, Represent Your Neighborhood | On C.B. 2 & WSP

January 11, 2018

Community Board 2 oversees a large area including, yes, Washington Square Park, and also surrounding Greenwich Village, SoHo, NoHo, Little Italy, Chinatown, Hudson Square and Gansevoort Market (Their listing of the neighborhoods, not mine.). Board … Read more…

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Where Christmas Trees Go to Die: MulchFest This Weekend Jan. 6-7 Washington Sq Park & City-Wide

January 5, 2018

This weekend you can “treecycle” your Christmas tree into mulch at Washington Square Park near the Arch. When I watch the trees sadly make their way through the chipper, I tend to side with Phoebe … Read more…

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