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Culture from other eras inform the park to this day, but is that spirit being increasingly sanitized? The New York Times T Magazine recently celebrated New York City “three extraordinary years” 1981-1983. In light of … Read more…
Eggs may begin hatching around May 1st … Is Secondary Rodenticide Poisoning Harming the Hawks? WSP does not use rodenticides, nearby properties do The red-tailed hawks at Washington Square Park first appeared in 2011 with … Read more…
The Fixers Collective offers New Yorkers an opportunity to get help fixing gadgets, appliances and electronics that they’ve so wanted to repair but had no idea where to turn. This coming Sunday, April 22nd, for … Read more…
Johan Figueroa-González, Park Performer for Two Years, Fixture at the Arch Now Prohibited from Monument Washington Square Park’s “living statue” and park regular, Ídem Caeli, was arrested on the Arch by the New York City … Read more…
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Why It Remains Important The Folk Riot at Washington Square Park – sometimes referred to as the Beatnik Riot – occurred on Sunday, April 9th, 1961 after the city’s Parks Department suppressed performance at the … Read more…
It will mark 50 years since Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated tomorrow, April 4th. Last night, the Washington Square Park Arch was transformed to feature striking images of King projected onto its two … Read more…
50 Years Since King’s “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” Speech in Memphis, Tennessee New York City will play an audio recording of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s final speech before his death at a ceremony … Read more…