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Updated – The Washington Square Music Festival marks its 63rd season this year, returning to Washington Square Park after last year’s season consisted of virtual concerts due to the coronavirus pandemic. The acclaimed festival will … Read more…
Part I – Last night at Washington Square Park, the NYPD implemented the early 10 P.M. “curfew” on this public space with an intensive show of force. There were dozens of police in riot gear … Read more…
10 P.M. Weekend Curfew Will Continue for “Immediate Future” It’s unclear how the new 10 p.m. weekend curfew at Washington Square Park can be characterized, per Mayor Bill de Blasio’s comments, excerpted below, as “proactive” … Read more…
The controversial curfew at Washington Square Park is scheduled to resume this coming weekend once again closing the park two hours early at 10 p.m. Friday, June 4th-Sunday, June 6th. The park’s traditional “curfew” is … Read more…
Updated Last weekend at Washington Square Park, people and activity in the park lasted past the designated curfew of 12 midnight, and NYPD in riot gear with helmets and batons mobilized on Fifth Avenue alongside … Read more…
Happy Spring at Washington Square Park! Following is a pictorial with some editorial of recent issues at the square. So many trees have died around the fountain plaza and WSP Blog has covered this repeatedly. … Read more…
Official Dedication Ceremony Took Place May 4th, 1895 The official dedication ceremony and unveiling of the Arch at Washington Square Park took place on May 4th, 1895. This marks the storied and beloved monument as … Read more…
A Pivotal Piece of the Park’s History 60 years ago this month, the Washington Square Park “Folk Riot”, a pivotal part of this Greenwich Village park’s history, occurred. That date, April 9, 1961, and what … Read more…
Updated The fountain at Washington Square Park came on super early this year on April 8th. Typically, the fountain comes on mid-May. Update: In 2017 and 2018, the fountain did come on in April but … Read more…
Monday’s snowstorm was pretty magical here in NYC. And no better place to experience it than Washington Square Park. If you missed the amazing snowball fight within the Washington Square Park Fountain (WSP Blog posted … Read more…
A visitor to the park’s benches on a snowy day in February 2013. Photos of yesterday’s snow coming. Photo: Cathryn Spread the love
Dubbed “Arch Conspirators,” John Sloan Memorialized the Takeover of the Arch in 1917 Much about Washington Square Park today remains informed by the artist-led Arch Conspirators’ takeover of the Arch in 1917 and the Folk … Read more…
Today, Saturday, January 9th, is the last day to dispose of your Christmas tree and have it “recycled” into mulch at a city park through a joint effort between the New York City Parks Department … Read more…
Construction on the controversial redesign plan for Washington Square Park pushed through by Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration got underway — after delays due to the community envisioning something else for their park — between Christmas … Read more…
For the first time in seven months, and actually much longer if we consider Washington Square Park as a stand alone topic separate from private conservancy – which, of course, WSP Blog has advocated that … Read more…