actions/events

Free Health Care & Spirited Activism Transform NYC Public Spaces Saturday from Washington Square to Union Square to St. Vincent's Triangle

Free Health Care & Spirited Activism Transform NYC Public Spaces Saturday from Washington Square to Union Square to St. Vincent’s Triangle

March 26, 2013

Occupy Town Square, Strike Debt, and other Occupy Wall Street groups, gathered together Saturday, March 23rd for “Medical Emergency: Life or Debt” with Washington Square Park as the hub. Shortly after 2 p.m., a march commenced that wound past the site of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, stopped at Union Square, and then onto the [...]

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Reiki... Yoga... Ask a Doctor... Occupy Town Square Returns to Washington Square Saturday, March 23rd Offering Free Health Care, Education & More

Reiki… Yoga… Ask a Doctor… Occupy Town Square Returns to Washington Square Saturday, March 23rd Offering Free Health Care, Education & More

March 21, 2013

Updated 3/22 — A year after their kick-off event at Washington Square in 2012, Occupy Town Square returns to the park on Saturday, March 23rd, this time highlighting health care and debt and the connections with the event Occupy Town Square: Life or Debt. In light of the tragedy of nearby St. Vincent’s Hospital closing [...]

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Occupy Wall Street at Washington Square Yesterday and Later Today

Occupy Wall Street at Washington Square Yesterday and Later Today

October 16, 2011

A contingent of the Occupy Wall Street March which marched to Times Square for a big gathering yesterday met first at Washington Square Park for a “student assembly” in the afternoon; headed to midtown and then a large group returned to the Park in the evening (perhaps barricades of the Fountain and Arch had been [...]

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Video from Friday's Earth Day Action at the Park

Video from Friday's Earth Day Action at the Park

April 27, 2011

Superb video of Friday’s Earth Day Action — nicely edited, concise, fun to watch – and all set to music! ************************************************************** The previous WSP Blog post on this action, “For Earth Day, Banner Launched Via Balloons At Washington Square Arch to Protest Use of Rainforest Wood In New Park Benches” was linked to by Forbes [...]

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For Earth Day, Banner Launched Via Balloons At Washington Square Arch to Protest Use of Rainforest Wood In New Park Benches

For Earth Day, Banner Launched Via Balloons At Washington Square Arch to Protest Use of Rainforest Wood In New Park Benches

April 23, 2011

Environmental activists took to Washington Square Park on Friday, Earth Day, with a flamboyant action in which large, colorful, helium-filled balloons ascended to the top of the Arch with a banner proclaiming, “Mayor Bloomberg: Why was the Amazon logged for Wash. Square Park Benches?” The new benches at Washington Square, installed as part of the [...]

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Community Board 2 Will At last Address Longstanding Questions around Washington Sq Park Redesign Phase II - Ten Months Late

Community Board 2 Will At last Address Longstanding Questions around Washington Sq Park Redesign Phase II – Ten Months Late

October 1, 2010

Update 11/6: Well, I was perhaps overly hopeful. Community Board addressed WSP but only in relation to the benches in the seating alcoves. Attempts to get them to draw a bit more scrutiny onto Phase II’s progress were met with apathy and stutters of “there’s nothing we can do… that’s not our role” from CB2 [...]

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NY City Council Committee to hold Parks Department Preliminary Budget 2011 Hearing Wednesday, March 24th -- Agency Oversees 14% of City Land; Needs Larger Budget, Not Less

NY City Council Committee to hold Parks Department Preliminary Budget 2011 Hearing Wednesday, March 24th — Agency Oversees 14% of City Land; Needs Larger Budget, Not Less

March 22, 2010

Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Preliminary Budget for New York City Fiscal Year 2011 proposes decreasing the already way-too-low Parks Department Budget by $25 million — from $264 Million to $239 Million. This represents .37% of the City’s annual budget allocated to operate and maintain our city Parks, Recreation and open spaces. .37% of the budget dedicated [...]

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Washington Sq Park "Official" Opening Ceremony Thursday, May 28th 1:30 p.m. At the Fountain

Washington Sq Park "Official" Opening Ceremony Thursday, May 28th 1:30 p.m. At the Fountain

May 27, 2009

Oh my… The moment we’ve all been waiting for… (Well, maybe just me…? but still…) Do you think Mayor Bloomberg will show up? From NY City Council Member Alan Gerson: DEAR NEIGHBOR: Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe, Council Speaker Christine Quinn and I cordially invite you to join us and other folks in the area to [...]

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Washington Sq Park Task Force to Meet about Design of WSP Buildings - Administration and "Comfort Stations" - Wednesday, May 6th

Washington Sq Park Task Force to Meet about Design of WSP Buildings – Administration and "Comfort Stations" – Wednesday, May 6th

May 4, 2009

Some News: There will be a meeting of the Washington Square Park Task Force and Community Board 2 Parks Committee on Wednesday, May 6th focusing on the design of Washington Square Park‘s comfort stations (i.e., bathrooms) and administration buildings, all located on the South side of the Park. Community Board 2 Chairperson Brad Hoylman sent [...]

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It's not just a Task Force Meeting, it's a Parks Department "Presentation" on Next Phase of its WSP Redesign - Tonite, December 3rd

It's not just a Task Force Meeting, it's a Parks Department "Presentation" on Next Phase of its WSP Redesign – Tonite, December 3rd

December 3, 2008

I reported last week that the Washington Square Park Task Force and Community Board 2 Parks Committee were meeting Wednesday, December 3rd. What I didn’t realize at the time was that this meeting would also include an NYC Parks Department “presentation” on Phase II of the Washington Square Park redesign. This should be rich. I [...]

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