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Month: January 2019

NYC Public Spaces in the Media – East River Park, Elizabeth St Garden, Hudson River Park & More

February 1, 2019January 31, 2019

At East River Park, Drama with the City & Parks Department Community Input? Gathered, then deemed not important. Sound familiar? LES & East Village Residents Feel ‘Duped’ By City’s Surprise Plan To Bury East River … Read more…

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102 Years Ago Today: Artists Take Over the Arch Declaring “Free & Independent Republic of Washington Square”

January 23, 2019

John Sloan Memorialized the 1917 Monumental Event in a Famous Etching Much about current Washington Square Park is informed by the self-dubbed Arch Conspirators’ takeover of the Arch in 1917 and the Folk Riot aka … Read more…

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Elegant Lady in Red & Dog Amidst Snowy Washington Square Arch, 1950s by Guy Carleton Wiggins

January 18, 2019January 18, 2019

In Advance of This Weekend’s Snowstorm I love this 1950 portrait of this elegant lady in red in the snow with her dog and the Arch as backdrop, painted by Guy Carleton Wiggins. Entitled Stroll … Read more…

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“Recycle” Your Christmas Tree This Weekend at Washington Sq Park & Parks City-Wide

January 12, 2019

Chipping locations throughout the five boroughs AKA Where Christmas Trees Go to Die “Treecycle” your Christmas tree into mulch at Washington Square Park this weekend. Trees brought to the park are chopped on site into … Read more…

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Lin-Manuel Miranda and Friends to Purchase Drama Book Shop to Prevent Closure: Why Don’t More Notable People do This?

January 8, 2019

The Drama Book Shop, in NYC since 1917, was in danger of closing due to trouble paying its $20,000 a month rent, even launching a recent GoFundMe to help “Find Drama Bookshop a New Home.” … Read more…

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