other parks

Jackson Square Park, Then & Now (Privatization)

January 23, 2013

Jackson Square Park, in the West Village off 8th Avenue, used to be a really quiet, sleepy park that not too many people went into and mostly homeless or people down on their luck, so to speak, utilized. I wasn’t a ‘park goer’ at the time I lived near by but the park has been refashioned [...]

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Washington Square Park Tree Lighting Ceremony | Madison Square Park Tree & Sphere

December 7, 2012

I missed the tree being lit and caught a portion of the caroling. I believe Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer may have been here earlier. Manhattan Parks Commissioner Bill Castro took part in the singing. The Rob Susman Brass Quartet performed (they were quite good). The event is truly fun and festive (meant to get [...]

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Seven or Eight New York City Red-Tailed Hawks Dead Thus Far in 2012 from Secondary Rodenticide Poisoning; Is Rodenticide Returning to Washington Square Park?

September 5, 2012

In late July, the number of New York City Red-Tailed Hawks dead of secondary rodenticide poisoning numbered six or seven and was receiving red flags of alarm in some quarters. Then, two of Pale Male’s latest children both got sick, were subsequently rescued, and are believed to be on the road to recovery.* In late [...]

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The Alleged "Cure" Is Worse Than The Disease: Why NYC Ought to Stop Spraying Toxic Pesticides — Central Park/Upper West Side to Be Sprayed Early Friday Morning

August 30, 2012

Updated Should we be killing lady bugs? My first foray into grassroots activism in New York City was in year 2000 when I first became aware of the mass pesticide spraying being conducted to allegedly stop the spread of West Nile virus. I read an article in the New York Times about the effects this [...]

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Nearby In the Media …

January 26, 2012

Recent stories of interest: * If you were looking for a primer on NYU’s proposed expansion, check out this NYU Local piece: How NYU Plans to Expand in the Village: The Struggle for the SuperBlocks * Corruption behind the scenes of the High Line — From The New York World: High Line builder showered city [...]

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Central Park's Harlem Meer Has a Floating Christmas Tree!

December 24, 2011

Feeling like NYC has gotten a bit boring and the City government abhors anything too out of the ordinary? Well, check out the Central Park Harlem Meer Floating Christmas Tree via New York Lives: Great history of that area of the park. When I read the description of the clip sent by New York Lives, [...]

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My Visit to Zuccotti — aka "Liberty" — Park and Occupy Wall Street

October 7, 2011

I was quite moved by the scene at Zuccotti “Liberty” Park. For everyone who has been coerced or lulled into believing that our city — as envisioned by NYC billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg — must be increasingly privatized, homogenized and sanitized, thereby crushing much of the essential character that is so intrinsic to New York; [...]

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Downtown Public Park Acts as Home Base for Those Taking a Stand

September 28, 2011

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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Photo: Central Park is Closed

August 27, 2011

Daily News has some great photos and updates here related to Hurricane Irene and the city. Also see New York Times Hurricane Tracking Map. Stay safe! Photo: Anjali Mullany

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Hazardous Pesticide Spraying in Prospect Park Tonight

August 4, 2011

After first saying that pesticide spraying would not occur in Prospect Park because of the Celebrate Brooklyn concerts – something that raised a few eyebrows (either something is urgent, or it is not) – the New York City Department of Health backtracked and said pesticide spraying will occur tonight after midnight in the Park. Prospect [...]

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