in and around the park, public space, NYC & more
Two grey haired men in t-shirts and long shorts walking purposefully through the park alongside the fountain headed north. One man is leading the way. As he walks by, he says to the other, “I … Read more…
I mean, really, why not? At least it’s different. A couple asked for a wedding cake of the Arch and this is it! The wedding took place in Austin, Texas but apparently the groom had proposed … Read more…
Continued report-back from the February 4th meeting of Community Board 2’s Parks Committee addressing Washington Square Park follows. (See previous posts related to this meeting on NYPD moving into building and real-time surveillance at park … Read more…
Updated Next year, I think the Christmas/holiday tree should be planted IN the park as they did in 1924 versus a disposable tree that is transplanted from Vermont and just gets “chipped.” No reason why … Read more…
Report-back on what transpired at Wednesday night’s (11/5) Community Board 2 Meeting regarding Washington Square Park conservancy to come. (Likely Friday early in the week.) There is always something interesting! Stay tuned. Photo: Cathryn
Updated Update 8/6 12:36 p.m.:Â The LED lighting work has not begun yet but will at some point soon. Currently, the Arch is undergoing annual maintenance and restoration work. Will update on when the LED lighting … Read more…
I have a sweet story from the Park for later today and a bunch of posts coming on the status of Phase III redesign, that Part II from the City Council hearing on conservancies and … Read more…
A group consisting of impassioned current and former Greenwich Village residents has been formed to push back against the ongoing commercialization of the Village (& just about everything…). A newly launched street poster campaign begun by … Read more…
So, the city’s Parks Department allowed a writer from Gothamist to take a tour inside and atop the Arch! Gothamist really wanted that and had mentioned it before at their site. Good for them, they … Read more…
From yesterday. I didn’t get the artist’s name but I will. This has been up for a short while around the Arch. Will post more details. (It’s all about the Arch this week! Well, not … Read more…
Thankfully, when a “chunk” of the Arch fell, or “detached,” last year, it was in the middle of the night and no one was in the park. Immediately, the Arch underwent a full inspection, and, … Read more…
Updated The Parks Department takes the Arch at Washington Square very seriously. So, in October of last year, when a “chunk” fell off the monument in the middle of the night, they were rightly alarmed. … Read more…
Two NYC icons – the Arch, Empire State Building … well, actually three, including the park itself! Photo: Cathryn (Update on WSP Conservancy & CB2 Meeting coming later …)
I’m a little behind on this tho’ sometimes it’s hard to know what’s truth. You may heard last week that the New York Police Department arrested a man who lives in the Village for conspiring … Read more…
