I was going to write up my own impressions of the Community Board 2 Public hearing – “Washington Square Speak Out” – held on December 19th on the performance crackdown at WSP. However, Albert Amateau at The Villager did such a great job reporting on the meeting that I’ve excerpted his piece, A symphony of [...]
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Villager on CB2′s “Washington Square Speak Out” Hearing On Performance Crackdown
Posted by cathryn on December 28, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/12/28/villager-on-cb2-washington-square-speak-out-performance-crackdown/
Community Board 2 to Hold “Washington Square Park Speak Out” on Performance Crackdown Monday, December 19th
As I reported in yesterday’s post on the performance crackdown at Washington Square (and the media surrounding it), CB2 plans to come out of hiding on issues relating to WSP and hold a public forum. Mark your calendar! Community Board 2 Washington Square Park Speak Out — Monday, December 19th, 6:30 p.m. at the NYU [...]
Posted by cathryn on December 7, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/12/07/community-board-2-to-hold-washington-square-park-speak-out-on-performance-crackdown-monday-december-19th/
Part I: Community Board 2 and NY City Council Disavow Oversight of Washington Square Park Redesign Project As Phase II Construction Stalled for Five Weeks
On September 29th, I wrote about how construction on the SouthWest Quadrant/Chess Plaza at Washington Square Park had been stopped for about 3 weeks. 5 weeks passed with no movement or signs of life on this last piece of long overdue Redesign: Phase II work. At this point, delays in the project do not surprise [...]
Posted by cathryn on October 18, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/10/18/part-i-community-board-2-and-ny-city-council-disavow-oversight-of-washington-square-park-redesign-project-as-phase-ii-construction-stalled-for-five-weeks/
Village Parks Updates – 1, 2, 3, … 4?
Update on My Update – Part 4 Update from Community Board 2 Parks Meeting is Coming. Like Washington Square, the other neighborhood parks – Bleecker Playground & Sitting Area, Petrocino Square, Seravalli – are behind schedule and problem-plagued. Yet, they aren’t getting attention from anyone, except a piece here or there in The Villager. I [...]
Posted by cathryn on May 6, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/05/06/village-parks-updates-1-2-3-4/
Part 2 – Update on Washington Square Park Phase II from Community Board 2 Meeting Last Week
- Updated – * Washington Square Park Seating alcoves reduced in size contrary to agreement? * A Look back at Landmarks Preservation 2 Hearings On WSP Phase II in 2009 * Has Community Board 2 Colluded with the Parks Department to Keep Phase II Under Wraps? * & More! As I reported in Part 1 [...]
Posted by cathryn on April 13, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/04/13/part-2-update-on-washington-square-park-phase-ii-from-community-board-2-meeting-last-week/
Projected Opening for WSP Phase II; Washington Square Again Given Short Shrift by Parks Department and CB2
We have a date. Or, at least, close to one. Projected opening for the entire Eastern side of Washington Square Park Phase II, currently under construction, is slated for “Around Memorial Day.” That’s the (latest) word from the NYC Parks Department stated last night at a meeting of Community Board 2′s Parks Committee. The agency [...]
Posted by cathryn on April 7, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/04/07/projected-opening-for-phase-ii-washington-square-again-given-short-shrift-by-parks-department-and-cb2/
Community Board 2 To Address Status of Neighborhood Parks Including Washington Square Wed. April 6th
Community Board 2 Parks Committee MEETING Wednesday, April 6th, 6:45 PM Community Board 2 announced some long delayed topics will appear on its April 6 agenda including “status of capital projects in CB2 parks”: Washington Square, Seravalli Playground, Petrocino Park, Minetta Playground, JJ Walker Field, Bleecker Playground Comfort Station, and Bleecker Sitting Area. There are [...]
Posted by cathryn on April 1, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/04/01/community-board-2-addresses-status-of-neighborhood-parks-including-washington-square-wed-april-6th/
50th Anniversary of Washington Sq Folk Riot April 9th; Community Board 2 Meeting To Discuss Commemorative Event Wed. March 2nd
April 9, 2011 marks the 50th year anniversary of what is now called the Washington Square Folk Riot. Apparently, plans are in the works to mark this with an event of some kind and Community Board 2 Parks Committee will be meeting this Wednesday night, March 2nd to discuss a “celebration” of the anniversary. On [...]
Posted by cathryn on March 1, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/03/01/50th-anniversary-of-washington-sq-folk-riot-april-9th-community-board-2-meeting-to-discuss-event-commemorating-wed-night-march-2nd/
WSP Phase II Media Curiosity; Smaller Seating Alcoves?; 24 Hour Dog Run
Updated 1/25 & 31* Reporters are asking questions about Washington Square Park Redesign: Phase II, but has anything much changed since my update in September 2010? (Re-posted below.) There’s been great progress in the park’s construction on the Eastern side but the project as a whole is still lagging behind and far from completion. Continued [...]
Posted by cathryn on January 21, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/01/21/questions-abound-with-media-curiosity-smaller-seating-alcoves-24-hour-dog-run/
Community Board 2 Will At last Address Longstanding Questions around Washington Sq Park Redesign Phase II – Ten Months Late
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 [...]
Posted by cathryn on October 1, 2010
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2010/10/01/community-board-2-will-at-last-address-longstanding-questions-around-washington-square-park-phase-ii-update-is-ten-months-late/
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