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Washington Square Park’s Christmas tree lighting will take place on Wednesday, December 7th for the 98th year. The Washington Square tree lighting ceremony is older than Rockefeller Center’s tradition. The tree will be lit at … Read more…
Thankful for all readers and people, nature, wildlife, trees, monuments that make Washington Square Park so special. * According to a source, Will Morrison, Deputy Parks Administrator who works solely for the NYC Parks Department, … Read more…
All Souls Day: 20,000 Bodies Buried Underneath the Park Updated – This time of year seems to rile up and unearth the dead bodies beneath Washington Square Park. It is believed up to 20,000 … Read more…
On Sunday, October 28, 2012, New York City was shutting down the entire subway system at 7 p.m., 469 stations, normally in operation 24 hours a day. Parks would be off limits after 5 p.m., … Read more…
I wrote two weeks ago about the tragedy of the pesticide spraying of Central Park, not realizing that Washington Square Park was next. Washington Square Park does not use pesticides within the park. Now, the … Read more…
Imagine. We have a glorious 843-acre park – Central Park – in the middle of the city, lush with greenery, bats, birds, bees, dragonflies, raccoons, geese, many types of insects, amounting to an ecosystem that … Read more…
What follows is a snapshot of Washington Square Park early June. I haven’t done a look at the park in photos in a long while. The Arch no longer encumbered by gates or NYPD (Yay!) … Read more…
It was last year, Friday, June 5th, 2021, when the NYPD came into Washington Square Park in riot gear using excessive force and extreme policing to “enforce” the 10 p.m. weekend “curfew” the De Blasio … Read more…
Films on the Green is back this summer featuring eclectic French films in NYC Parks from June 3rd to September 9th, Fridays & free. Washington Square Park films will take place under the Arch on … Read more…
Much loved Washington Square Music Festival begins its 64th season at Washington Square Park on Tuesday, June 7th, continuing Tuesdays throughout June. The festival did not perform live in the park in 2020 due to … Read more…
“I believe that my arrest was retaliation against me for expressing views critical of police presence in the park.” Washington Square Park has had a marked shift since the height of Covid summer 2020 and … Read more…
Chalking on the Fountain Plaza at Washington Square Park, 2014. “I think you should be serious about what you do because this is it. This is the only life you’ve got.” – via Honschar More … Read more…
Updated 5/5, 10:27 a.m. Washington Square Park Conservancy stated at its onset in 2013 that programming was not part of the private organization’s “safe, clean and beautiful” mission for the park. The four affluent private … Read more…
Community Board 2 At Last Responds to Recent Concerns on Washington Sq Park Conservancy Please attend virtually the next Community Board 2 Parks Committee Meeting Wednesday, May 4th addressing Washington Square Park Conservancy: Community Board … Read more…
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