So, on the same day that hundreds showed up at Washington Square Park to battle each other with Light Sabers, activists who have set up camp downtown to protest and highlight the inequalities in the U.S. today, particularly in relation to the financial “system,” battled in real life with the NYPD. Mark Crispin Miller has [...]
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Downtown Public Park Acts as Home Base for Those Taking a Stand
Posted by cathryn on September 28, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/09/28/downtown-public-park-acts-as-home-base-for-those-taking-a-stand/
L.A. “Ready to Roll” for Earthquake. Is NYC? Seismometer To Be Placed Under Washington Square Park to Measure “Potential Damage”
Los Angeles has designated April Earthquake Preparedness Month and the city recently unveiled new banners that certainly, uh, get your attention. Planted in Beverly Hills, they read: “When it rocks, are you ready to roll?” The New York Times has the story. Is New York City prepared for an earthquake? Concern seems warranted as it [...]
Posted by cathryn on April 22, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/04/22/l-a-ready-to-roll-for-earthquake-but-is-nyc-seismometer-coming-under-washington-square-park-to-measure-potential-damage/
Lulietta From Downtown Manhattan Needs a Home Now – at NYC Animal Care & Control Shelter
Lulietta is a sweet grey and white female kitty who had been part of someone’s home in downtown Manhattan for seven years. Her guardians dropped her off at NYC’s Animal Care & Control apparently because someone in the home had developed allergies, perhaps not realizing that her chances would be slim there for survival. 13,000 [...]
Posted by cathryn on April 1, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/04/01/lulietta-from-downtown-needs-a-home-at-manhattan-animal-care-control-shelter/
Interview with Ada Louise Huxtable — “Dean of Architecture Critics” — on NYC under Mayor Bloomberg: “Here we practice the art of the deal, not the art of the city”
Ada Louise Huxtable, who is referred to as the “Dean of Architecture Critics,” is interviewed by Phillip Lopate in a large City section story in Sunday’s (November 9) New York Times. She talks about Mayor Bloomberg, development in our city and the lack of any city planning. An excerpt: Huxtable: Everything in this city is [...]
Posted by cathryn on November 10, 2008
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2008/11/10/interview-with-ada-louise-huxtable-dean-of-architecture-critics-on-nyc-under-mayor-bloomberg-here-we-practice-the-art-of-the-deal-not-the-art-of-the-city/
New York for Sale: Are Developers Overbuilding? – Event Oct. 20th Museum of the City of New York
On October 20th the Museum of the City of New York will be holding a panel “New York for Sale: Are Developers Overbuilding?“ Hmmm. Ya think? The larger question — Is Mayor Bloomberg giving away our city to developers and his corporate friends via tax breaks and other perks thereby changing the character of the [...]
Posted by cathryn on September 29, 2008
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2008/09/29/new-york-for-sale-are-developers-overbuilding-event-oct-20th-museum-of-the-city-of-new-york/
Event: Walking Tour! Washington Square Park: Past, Present, and Future: A Guide to NYC’s Redesign of a Perfect Public Space Saty June 28th
Come to the Walking Tour! Saturday, June 28th, 12 noon WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE: A Guide to New York City’s Redesign of a Perfect Public Space (Raindate Saturday, July 12th, 12 noon) Meet Up at Washington Square Arch, Washington Square North @ Fifth Avenue ; $5 Time Out NY this week wrote: [...]
Posted by cathryn on June 26, 2008
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2008/06/26/event-walking-tour-washington-square-park-past-present-and-future-a-guide-to-nycs-redesign-of-a-perfect-public-space/
New York Times: “Judge Blocks Overhaul of Union Square Park”
Today’s New York Times‘ article by Timothy Williams, “Judge Blocks Overhaul of Union Square Park, covers the latest at Union Square Park. As noted in the article, “The dispute over Union Square, one of the city’s most popular public spaces, is the latest in a series of disagreements between the parks department and neighborhood groups [...]
Posted by cathryn on April 23, 2008
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2008/04/23/new-york-times-judge-blocks-overhaul-of-union-sq-park/
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