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Last week’s meeting of Washington Square Park Task Force/Community Board 2 Parks Committee on December 2nd provided minimal new information about Phase II (currently in progress) and Phase III of the Park’s redesign. Another meeting … Read more…
On Wednesday, December 2nd, the Washington Square Park Task Force and Community Board 2’s Parks, Recreation and Open Space Committee will meet to address the following in relation to the final phases of Washington Square … Read more…
The New York Times wrote a story last week (Wednesday, 10-28) with a photo and additional information about the tombstone discovered in Washington Square Park during Phase II Construction – it was from 1799! WSP … Read more…
Yes, it happened. As of this morning, North Eastern and South Eastern sections of Washington Square Park are closed (that is close to HALF the park) in preparation for Washington Square Park Redesign: Phase II. … Read more…
Greenwich Village Daily Photo takes a look at Washington Square Park before the Phase II redesign in a post this week. When asked what I think of Phase I’s redesign (encompassing the Park’s recently opened … Read more…
Quick update: Enjoy it while you can. Although fencing now lines Washington Square Park along the Eastern perimeter (and also North and South sides), the entrances are still open. But not much longer. The opportunity … Read more…
To learn more about New York City’s Phase II plans for Washington Square Park, look here. Photos: Cat
As of 2 p.m. today — I went by the Park earlier and although there are Tucci construction trucks along the Southern rim of Washington Square Park (as I mentioned in yesterday’s post, the bid … Read more…
Updated According to the New York City Parks Department, park goers’ access to all of Washington Square Park — which has been SO nice over the past four months after the NorthWest Quadrant and Fountain … Read more…
Updated January 29, 2010: Work on Phase II began Fall 2009 and is scheduled to be completed Fall 2010. Note: as of early 2011, the work is scheduled to be completed in Spring 2011. Part … Read more…
Wednesday, July 8th: * Community Bd 2 Parks Committee on WSP Phase III, 6:30 p.m. @ NYU Silver Building, 32 Waverly Pl. Room 206 (I.D Required) Meeting includes: Presentation and discussion of plans for NYU … Read more…
Daily paper Metro NY checked in with the NYC Parks Department about yesterday’s report in the New York Post that wealthy but anonymous donors, in addition to New York University, acting as part of a … Read more…
This week’s Villager features an article on the Washington Square Park ribbon cutting last week (May 28th). The writer is Albert Amateau who I met at the park’s opening the week prior. I’m a little … Read more…
Updated It’s hard to know where to begin to describe last Thursday’s (May 28th) Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at Washington Square Park which marked the “official” ceremony celebrating the reopening of the long-under-construction NW Quadrant and … Read more…