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