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NY City Council Member Christopher Marte: “Stay tuned for a public meeting” on Washington Square Park

August 27, 2023August 27, 2023

What is “a more balanced approach” to the park? New York City Council Member Christopher Marte’s district includes Washington Square Park. In his community newsletter last week, Marte posted the following: Working on Washington Square … Read more…

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Carlina Rivera Resigns from NY City Council Job Four Months Early

August 20, 2025August 19, 2025

Carlina Rivera, City Council Member representing Downtown Manhattan’s District 2, has resigned from her position four months before the end of her term. Ms. Rivera had a limited relationship to Greenwich Village and Washington Square … Read more…

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NYC Parks Enforcement Patrol Rep to Talk Washington Square Park Artist Rules at CB2 Meeting Tonight 12/4

December 4, 2024

This month’s Community Board 2 Parks Committee meeting will finally address the issues that have been going on with the Washington Square Park artists and their removal from the Fountain Plaza: “Discussion with a NYC … Read more…

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James Jackson Tombstone Discovered in Washington Square Park in 2009 Finally Displayed in the Park

September 26, 2023September 26, 2023

Washington Square Park Blog Broke the Story of the 1799 Tombstone Discovery in 2009 During Phase II redesign construction of Washington Square Park, a tombstone from 1799 was unearthed in the park’s southwest quadrant on … Read more…

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