Well, it took 29 months, but, at last, the Chess Plaza and SW Quadrant – Phase II-B of construction at the Park – has opened today! It feels smaller and a bit less cozy than before. Well, it IS smaller. The Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe and I had a bit of a back-and-forth back in [...]
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Chess Plaza Opened Today!
Posted by cathryn on March 7, 2012
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2012/03/07/chess-plaza-opens/
Washington Square Music Festival 2011 Premieres Tuesday, July 12th; Four Free Concerts Tuesdays in the Park on New Garibaldi Stage
Updated 5:30 p.m. – The Washington Square Music Festival’s new season begins at the Park on Tuesday, July 12th with four free performances. It’ll be the festival’s first season performing on the new Garibaldi Stage and we’ll see how that goes. History of the new Stage in Washington Square Park Redesign: Phase II Phase II’s [...]
Posted by cathryn on July 7, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/07/07/washington-square-music-festival-2011-premieres-tuesday-july-12th-four-free-concerts-tuesdays-in-the-park-on-new-garibaldi-stage/
Washington Square Park Eastern Side Opens Today!
Updated The Eastern Side of Park – under construction for oh so long – opened today and people seem ecstatic to reclaim this large swatch (swath?) of New York City public space. I realized how much I missed the East Side. It was the end of the park I knew better than the Western end. [...]
Posted by cathryn on June 2, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/06/02/washington-square-park-eastern-side-opens-today/
The News You’ve Been Awaiting: Eastern Side of Washington Square Park (Phase IIA of Redesign) Opened Today!
The news you’ve been looking for! The Northeast and Southeast Quadrants of Washington Square Park opened today, Thursday, June 2nd! This will complete Phase II – A, a large section of the park, the entire eastern side, which has been under construction for 20 months. PHOTOS COMING! Phase II was scheduled for completion by Fall [...]
Posted by cathryn on June 2, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/06/02/phase-iia-eastern-side-of-park-opening/
Garibaldi Uncloaked, Unscaffolded and Restored! Barring Last Minute Setbacks, Eastern End of Park to Open Soon
Updated 5/26 – Poor Garibaldi Statue… he’s had a rough time — first moved from his original location, looking worn down, exposed to the elements, then covered in a gawdy blue cloak (for a long stretch) and, more recently, encased in scaffolding. But now Garibaldi’s been uncloaked, cleaned, restored, re-patinized and unscaffolded and is looking [...]
Posted by cathryn on May 25, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/05/25/garibaldi-uncloaked-unscaffolded-and-restored-barring-last-minute-setbacks-eastern-end-of-park-to-open-soon/
Garibaldi Uncovered!
I’m not certain how long the statue of Mr. Giuseppe Garibaldi was covered in that somewhat atrocious bright blue cloak but, at some point, between when I posted about the status of Phase II on Friday and yesterday (Tuesday), he was uncloaked! As for what happens next, according to Jonathan Kuhn, Director, Art & Antiquities, [...]
Posted by cathryn on March 23, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/03/23/garibaldi-uncovered/
Washington Square Park Redesign: Phase II Unveiling is Imminent … Well, At least, Some of It is
New York City Parks Department’s Redesign of Washington Square Park: Phase II — modified from its original plan which included additional elements like the Mounds and large Dog Run (now in Phase III) – is close to ready for unveiling. At least, the Eastern side of the Park is. The Southwestern side is still challenged [...]
Posted by cathryn on March 18, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/03/18/washington-square-park-redesign-phase-ii-unveiling-is-imminent/
Washington Square Park Redesign: Phase II — Progress & Cost Update
To keep you up to date with the latest – Despite initial reports that a section of Washington Square Park Redesign: Phase II would open in December 2010 (I always doubted that), what is now Phase II – specifically the Northeast & Southeast Quadrants and no longer including the Mounds and large Dog Run on [...]
Posted by cathryn on February 4, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/02/04/washington-square-park-redesign-phase-ii-progress-cost-update/
Landmarks Preservation Commission Resumes Phase III WSP on Tuesday, May 11th
Landmarks Preservation Commission on Phase III WSP: Tuesday, May 11th, Approximate time: 11:10 – 11:40 a.m., Be there by:10:25 a.m. Location: Landmarks Preservation Commission, 1 Centre Street, 9th floor, Manhattan. Item to be discussed: 10-7129 – Block 549, lot 1- Washington Square Park – Greenwich Village Historic District — A public park built in 1826 [...]
Posted by cathryn on May 7, 2010
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2010/05/07/landmarks-preservation-commission-resumes-part-iii-wsp-on-tuesday-may-11th/
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