Music Jam Fridays at the Park

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…

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The Skeletons of Washington Square Park

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…

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Jane Jacobs

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…

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More trees hit chopping block.

11 trees have been cut down thus far — the two most recent were chopped down on Monday, February 25th, 2008 after a brief hiatus. Spread the love

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Washington Square Park – NYC

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…

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The magical park

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…

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