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Following up on yesterday’s up-to-the-minute-facts on New York City redesign of Washington Square Park which included the Status of Phase I and work on the Fountain thus far. Here is Part II: The Washington Square … Read more…
The Washington Square Park Task Force, convened by Community Board 2 and local elected officials to give some community oversight over the Parks Department “renovation” (redesign) of Washington Square Park, gathered recently for a public … Read more…
* Time Out NY: “Recommended” Come to the Walking Tour! The very first walking tour last month was a lot of fun (amidst the concerns about the proposed changes to the Park) and had such … Read more…
Mark your calendars and come out for the second Walking Tour if you missed the first! Walking Tour: Washington Square Park Past, Present, and Future: A Guide to New York City’s Redesign of a Perfect … Read more…
Figures don’t lie. But a lot of liars figure. The NYC Parks Department figures that the “new and improved” Washington Square Park will have just as much public space as the old one. But let’s … Read more…
Washington Square Park and Union Square Park are two of the great public spaces in New York City – each with incredible historical references and ideals. Public space – our commons – is being continually … Read more…
Come to the Walking Tour! Saturday, June 28th, 12 noon WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE: A Guide to New York City’s Redesign of a Perfect Public Space (Raindate Saturday, July 12th, 12 noon) … Read more…
Manhattan Community Board 2 voted 37-1 (with 2 abstentions) to approve NYU’s proposal to demolish 133-139 MacDougal Street, the Provincetown Playhouse and Apartments. Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation(GVSHP) noted, at last week’s general meeting(June … Read more…
WALKING TOUR: WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE: A Guide to New York City’s Redesign of a Perfect Public Space Saturday, June 28th, 12 noon (Raindate Saturday, July 12th, 12 noon) Meet Up at … Read more…
Watching the screening of the work-in-progress documentary “SQUARE: Straightening out Washington Square Park” last night at the Bowery Poetry Club, there was some key footage featuring Parks Department designer George Vellonakis. It is his plan … Read more…
“SQUARE: Straightening Out Washington Square Park” is a one hour documentary which focuses on the redesign of Washington Square Park and what’s taken place over the last four years: how the Bloomberg Administration pushed through … Read more…
The New York Observer released their compilation of “The 100 Most Powerful People in New York Real Estate” today. Some familiar players from the City’s very-much-controlled “process” to redesign Washington Square Park made the list, … Read more…
On April 19, 2007, Manhattan’s Community Board 2 rescinded its approval of Bloomberg’s plan to bulldoze and rebuild Washington Square Park. Happy Anniversary! All, right, technically the Board gave the City until May 9, 2007, … Read more…