Updated Updated May 11th, 1:04 p.m. — In a victory for the community and park goers, the New York City Parks Department has quietly reversed their policy of ticketing and fining of musicians within 50 feet of the fountain or monument (such as the Arch, Garibaldi) or 5 feet from benches in Washington Square Park. [...]
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City Reverses Course on Performance Crackdown at Washington Square Park – No More Ticketing and Fining of “Entertainers and Buskers”
Posted by cathryn on May 10, 2012
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2012/05/10/parks-department-reverses-course-on-performance-crackdown-at-washington-square-park/
Community Board 2 Letter to Parks Commissioner: Parks Department Rules at Washington Square “Overly Restrictive and Unnecessary”
At its recent full board meeting, Community Board 2 passed a resolution opposing the city Parks Department’s rules that instigated the recent performance crackdown at WSP. The letter below – which the entire board signed on to – was sent to Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe on January 20th. According to CB 2 Chair Brad Hoylman [...]
Posted by cathryn on February 2, 2012
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2012/02/02/community-board-2-parks-department-rules-overly-restrictive-and-unnecessary-letter-sent-to-parks-commissioner-adrian-benepe-in-opposition-to-performance-ban-at-wsp/
WSP Performance Crackdown; NYU Expansion on CB2 Parks Committee Agenda Tonight, Thurs. Jan. 12th
Updated – The WSP performance crackdown is on the agenda at tonight’s Community Board 2 Parks Committee meeting, 6:30 p.m. Our Lady of Pompeii Church, 25 Carmine Street, Father Demo Hall (enter on Bleecker) [venue has been changed from what was previously announced]. The addressing of the controversial new rules (on hold temporarily) is now [...]
Posted by cathryn on January 12, 2012
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2012/01/12/wsp-performance-crackdown-nyu-expansion-on-cb2-parks-committee-agenda-tonight-thurs-jan-12th/
Alternate View on Performers at WSP – Time Limits?
The WSP performance crackdown has, seemingly, temporarily subsided and will be addressed at the CB2 Parks Committee meeting tonight. In the meantime, a neighbor, Seth W. who lives at 2 Fifth Avenue wrote in as follows: I live in 2 Fifth and face the arch and have always enjoyed the music echoing in but now [...]
Posted by cathryn on January 12, 2012
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2012/01/12/alternate-view-on-performers-at-wsp-time-limits/
New York Daily News: Musicians performing again at Washington Square
New York Daily News, January 1st: Street artists say they’re performing again without fear of big fines in Washington Square Park Artists who had been slapped with huge fines for performing in Washington Square Park say the rule is no longer being enforced — and many of their outstanding tickets were suddenly dismissed. “Maybe they [...]
Posted by cathryn on January 2, 2012
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2012/01/02/new-york-daily-news-musicians-performing-again-at-washington-square/
Villager on CB2′s “Washington Square Speak Out” Hearing On Performance Crackdown
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 [...]
Posted by cathryn on December 28, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/12/28/villager-on-cb2-washington-square-speak-out-performance-crackdown/
On Public Space: The Privatized Union Square Holiday Market and the Performance Crackdown at Washington Square
As word of the performance crackdown at Washington Square Park spread in October, Parks Department spokesperson Phil Abramson told the Villager: “At Washington Square Park the existing regulations are intended to keep paths clear and allow all park users to move about freely and see monuments and views,” said Philip Abramson. He confirmed that performers [...]
Posted by cathryn on December 15, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/12/15/union-square-holiday-market-blocking-views-and-pathways-encroachment-of-public-space/
Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe on Performance Crackdown At WSP — What he said… What he meant…
In last week’s Clyde Haberman column in the New York Times “A Word to the ‘Wise and Honest’ on Washington Square Park” which addressed the performance crackdown, Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe was quoted as follows and we’ve interpreted his comment for you here at WSP Blog – What he said: The commissioner of parks and [...]
Posted by cathryn on December 14, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/12/14/parks-commissioner-adrian-benepe-on-performance-crackdown-at-wsp-what-he-said-what-he-meant/
Performance Crackdown at the Park — Parks Commissioner says Bob Dylan Could Still Play at WSP; With New Rules, Is That even True?
Updated — Over the last three days, the matter of artists and performers being issued tickets at Washington Square Park has been covered by Associated Press, New York Times, New York Daily News, NY1, Fox5 News, Epoch Times, A Walk in the Park Blog, and more. The Associated Press credits the New York Times with [...]
Posted by cathryn on December 6, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/12/06/performance-crackdown-at-the-park-parks-commissioner-says-bob-dylan-could-still-play-at-wsp-with-new-rules-is-that-even-true/
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