in and around the park, public space, NYC & more
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…
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…
[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…
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…
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…
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…