WSP Blog first reported the story on the City reversing course on ticketing and fining performers at Washington Square Park on May 10th; other media outlets followed suit, including the New York Times on Friday, May 18th. From NYT, “A Reprieve for Performers in Washington Square Park” (5/18): The show can go on in Washington [...]
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New York Times Covers “Reprieve for Performers in Washington Square Park”
Posted by cathryn on May 21, 2012
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2012/05/21/new-york-times-covers-reprieve-for-performers-in-washington-square-park/
Kristin Jones’ “Behold,” Slated for Arbor Day 2013, Has Eye on “Hangmen’s Elm” at Washington Square
Updated – This past Friday’s New York Times featured Kristin Jones’ “Behold,” “a 24 hour multimedia extravaganza” in appreciation of the city’s trees, slated for Arbor Day 2013. One tree in each borough will be designated as a point of focus. The tree she has her eye on for Manhattan is at Washington Square – [...]
Posted by cathryn on December 19, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/12/19/kristin-jones-behold-project-has-eye-on-hangmens-elm-at-washington-square/
NYT To the Editor Regarding Crackdown on Performers at WSP
Letter, New York Times Performers in the Park Published: December 9, 2011 To the Editor: Re “City Cracking Down on Performers in Washington Square Park” (news article, Dec. 5): I walk through Washington Square every day, and I am always delighted to see the various performing and creative artists there. The square is generally filled [...]
Posted by cathryn on December 12, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/12/12/nyt-to-the-editor-regarding-crackdown-on-performers-at-wsp/
Interview with Washington Square News
Update 11/29: It’s now on their website here! I completed an interview with NYU’s daily newspaper, Washington Square News, which appeared last Wednesday (11/16). Their site isn’t set up to have online stories or links so it’s uploaded below.
Posted by cathryn on November 23, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/11/23/interview-with-washington-square-news/
Chelsea Now Weekly Uncovers the Real Dirt on Artificial Turf; Turf Scheduled for the Mounds at WSP in Phase III
Chelsea Now has a great story about artificial turf in this week’s issue. Washington Square Park is scheduled to get artificial turf at the base of the Mounds (now scheduled for Phase III construction), despite the fact that pretty much everyone is against it. Excerpts from Chelsea Now article: Hot Footing It: The heat is [...]
Posted by cathryn on August 26, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/08/26/chelsea-now-weekly-uncovers-the-real-dirt-on-artificial-turf-turf-scheduled-for-the-mounds-at-wsp-in-phase-iii/
In the Media
Just when you thought everyone in the mainstream media had forgotten about the Bloomberg Administration’s decision to align the Washington Square Fountain with Fifth Avenue and the Arch as part of its redesign plan (the fountain had stood regally in its original location for 137 YEARS), I came across this piece from writer Michael Gross [...]
Posted by cathryn on March 11, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/03/11/in-the-media/
Wall Street Journal Goes Inside the Washington Square Arch!
Well that’s the Washington Arch to you (and me). A reporter from the Wall Street Journal gains access to inside – and top of – the Arch. Inside the Washington Arch: “We don’t allow people up here,” the [NYC] historic preservationist explained. “The stairway is quite dangerous and the roof is quite fragile. If we [...]
Posted by cathryn on March 8, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/03/08/wall-street-journal-goes-inside-the-washington-square-arch/
New York Times Launches “Citizen Journalism” Sites
Updated 12:06 p.m. On Monday, the New York Times launched five test “citizen journalism” sites called “The Local” focusing on two New York City neighborhoods – Clinton Hill and Fort Greene, both in Brooklyn – and three (?) New Jersey neighborhoods – Maplewood, South Orange, and Millburn. According to an article in Friday (2/27) Editor [...]
Posted by cathryn on March 3, 2009
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2009/03/03/new-york-times-launches-citizen-journalism-sites/
Whither New York?
Some really great revealing articles lately on CEO Mayor Bloomberg’s New York in which, as you know, only the financial market and corporate and developer Friends of Mayor Mike are given ‘breaks’ while everyone else has their public space reduced and privatized, continually monitored, and their neighborhoods and communities across the five boroughs sacrificed for [...]
Posted by cathryn on February 23, 2009
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2009/02/23/whither-new-york/
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