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Amidst Confusion, Community and Performers to City's Parks Department: Commit in Writing -- No "Performance Crackdown" at Washington Square, and all NYC Parks

Amidst Confusion, Community and Performers to City’s Parks Department: Commit in Writing — No “Performance Crackdown” at Washington Square, and all NYC Parks

May 2, 2013

Manhattan Borough Parks Commissioner Bill Castro came before the Parks Committee of Community Board 2 last night at downtown’s Grace Church Tuttle Hall to address the many conflicting things being reported about whether performers at Washington Square Park specifically, but other parks generally, will begin (again) being targeted and ticketed for performing beginning May 8th. [...]

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My first piece at the Huffington Post, Privatization of the Commons in Mayor Bloomberg's New York (Part I)

My first piece at the Huffington Post, Privatization of the Commons in Mayor Bloomberg’s New York (Part I)

April 16, 2013

My first piece at the Huffington Post, Privatization of the Commons in Mayor Bloomberg’s New York – Part I, ran yesterday, April 15, 2013. Part II is coming soon! “The town square … may well become valuable just because it is associated with custom and history within a given community. Keeping this resource in the [...]

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(Update: Postponed.)Artist Kristin Jones to Present Her "24 Hour Multi-Media" Idea Honoring the Hangmen's Elm for Arbor Day Before Community Board 2

(Update: Postponed.)Artist Kristin Jones to Present Her “24 Hour Multi-Media” Idea Honoring the Hangmen’s Elm for Arbor Day Before Community Board 2

February 5, 2013

UPDATE: POSTPONED; NEW DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED. Back in December 2011, the New York Times wrote about artist Kristin Jones and her idea for Arbor Day 2013:  a “24 hour multi-media project” honoring the Hangmen’s Elm at Washington Square. I wrote about it here. At the time, Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe sounded a bit skeptical. I hadn’t [...]

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No Lighting Persists in Washington Square Dog Run At Night Due to Phase III Construction with No Resolution in Sight

No Lighting Persists in Washington Square Dog Run At Night Due to Phase III Construction with No Resolution in Sight

January 9, 2013

After writing about the lack of lighting at night in the Dog Run last week which I brought up at the Community Board 2 meeting finally addressing (somewhat) Washington Square Park, I, at last, got to the Dog Run at night. Now, my camera, which is decent, does not have the strongest flash so this is [...]

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Latest on Washington Square Park's Final Phase - Phase III - from the Parks Department | Call 311 vs. Asking Parks Rep to Get Dog Run Lighting Fixed?

Latest on Washington Square Park’s Final Phase – Phase III – from the Parks Department | Call 311 vs. Asking Parks Rep to Get Dog Run Lighting Fixed?

January 4, 2013

Updated January 5, 10:07 a.m. (additional context added — key changes/additions are noted in italics except about three that are my thoughts or comments.) There is an end in sight to Washington Square Park construction, according to the Parks Department ‘s Manhattan Chief of Staff Steve Simon who gave the update on Redesign Phase III Wednesday [...]

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Villager on CB2's "Washington Square Speak Out" Hearing On Performance Crackdown

Villager on CB2's "Washington Square Speak Out" Hearing On Performance Crackdown

December 28, 2011

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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Community Board 2 to Hold "Washington Square Park Speak Out" on Performance Crackdown Monday, December 19th

Community Board 2 to Hold "Washington Square Park Speak Out" on Performance Crackdown Monday, December 19th

December 7, 2011

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 [...]

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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

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

October 18, 2011

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 [...]

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Village Parks Updates - 1, 2, 3, ... 4?

Village Parks Updates – 1, 2, 3, … 4?

May 6, 2011

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 [...]

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Part 2 - Update on Washington Square Park Phase II from Community Board 2 Meeting Last Week

Part 2 – Update on Washington Square Park Phase II from Community Board 2 Meeting Last Week

April 13, 2011

- 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 [...]

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