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Month: May 2022

Washington Square Music Festival Begins 64th Season June 7th | Tuesdays in June

May 28, 2022

Much loved Washington Square Music Festival begins its 64th season at Washington Square Park on Tuesday, June 7th, continuing Tuesdays throughout June. The festival did not perform live in the park in 2020 due to … Read more…

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Washington Square “Park Poet” Arrested for Using Chalk on Fountain Plaza

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022

“I believe that my arrest was retaliation against me for expressing views critical of police presence in the park.” Washington Square Park has had a marked shift since the height of Covid summer 2020 and … Read more…

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Chalking on the Fountain Plaza at Washington Square, 2014

May 17, 2022

Chalking on the Fountain Plaza at Washington Square Park, 2014. “I think you should be serious about what you do because this is it. This is the only life you’ve got.” – via Honschar More … Read more…

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Con Job: How Washington Square Park Conservancy Manipulated and Overstepped in its Role – Part II

May 5, 2022May 4, 2022

Updated 5/5, 10:27 a.m. Washington Square Park Conservancy stated at its onset in 2013 that programming was not part of the private organization’s “safe, clean and beautiful” mission for the park. The four affluent private … Read more…

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Community Board 2 Meeting on Concerns Regarding Washington Square Park Conservancy Wed. May 4th

May 3, 2022May 2, 2022

Community Board 2 At Last Responds to Recent Concerns on Washington Sq Park Conservancy Please attend virtually the next Community Board 2 Parks Committee Meeting Wednesday, May 4th addressing Washington Square Park Conservancy: Community Board … Read more…

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A Snapshot Look at Washington Square Park Sunday, May 1st

May 1, 2022

Photos: Mitchel Cohen

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