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Now is a good time to contact the New York City Council as they prepare for hearings next week on the Parks Department Preliminary Budget! The Parks Department needs further oversight by the New York … Read more…
A study of Washington Square Park in 2005 by the Project for Public Spaces concluded: “Washington Square Park is one of the best known and best-loved destinations in New York City. And as a neighborhood … Read more…
In the Inbox, we got news of an action NYU students are putting together for THIS Thursday, March 13th, inviting EVERYONE across the city to come by and express your thoughts & concerns about the … Read more…
Mark your calendars … We want money allocated for Parks in our city. There has been a 70 percent reduction in personnel at Parks across the City. (What is the real reason the Parks Department … Read more…
Do you have a Washington Square Park-related story? I’d like to intersperse the chronicles of the City descending on Washington Square Park with their redesign plans with historical notes and personal stories that might be … Read more…
Washington Square Park “Renovation” (note: fountain entirely torn up now; trees gone.) Washington Square Park first came into being as a Park in the 1850’s. It was a Potter’s field (a “common” burial ground) from … Read more…
Bloomberg Where to start about NYC Mayor Bloomberg…? Because of the mainstream media’s general lack of greater scrutiny of Mayor Bloomberg’s actions, the Mayor has almost succeeded in pulling the wool over the eyes of … Read more…
“Thank you for your patience while we rebuild your park into a private park for wealthy kids paid for by taxpayers.” (seen at Cadman Plaza Park, Brooklyn) When we hear the word ‘parks,’ we think … Read more…
Phase I of the City’s extensive planned “renovation” of Washington Square Park has gone from a projected $6 million to over $13 million. The “renovation’s” TOTAL costs — in two Phases — were stated to … Read more…
Washington Arch, 1955 In 1961, Jane Jacobs released The Death and Life of Great American Cities. Jane Jacobs had already made a name for herself as a community activist in the West Village. At one … Read more…
When the City puts together a plan to, say, redesign a park, they put out something called a Bid Document. This is the actual plan and is signed off on by numerous parties within the … Read more…
Washington Square Park – NYCOriginally uploaded by bradunc01 Trees that line the fountain – now gone. Fountain – now dismantled. Why do the City and the Mayor want to change every last thing that works … Read more…
When I first got involved with what was going on at Washington Square Park, someone referred to the park as “magical.” It took me awhile to see that. Certainly… I’d been to Washington Square Park … Read more…