Washington Square Park Redesign: Phase IIB — the Chess Plaza and Southwestern Quadrant — under construction for 29 months (that’s 2 years and 5 months) is more than 17 months behind schedule (that’s one year and five months) from the original scheduled completion date and 9 months behind Phase IIA’s opening (June 2011) at which [...]
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After 29 Months, Will the Final ‘Piece’ of Washington Square Park Redesign: Phase II Construction – Chess Plaza – Open Tomorrow?
Posted by cathryn on March 1, 2012
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2012/03/01/after-29-months-under-construction-will-the-final-piece-of-washington-square-park-redesign-phase-ii-chess-plaza-open-tomorrow/
Part I: Community Board 2 and NY City Council Disavow Oversight of Washington Square Park Redesign Project As Phase II Construction Stalled for Five Weeks
On September 29th, I wrote about how construction on the SouthWest Quadrant/Chess Plaza at Washington Square Park had been stopped for about 3 weeks. 5 weeks passed with no movement or signs of life on this last piece of long overdue Redesign: Phase II work. At this point, delays in the project do not surprise [...]
Posted by cathryn on October 18, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/10/18/part-i-community-board-2-and-ny-city-council-disavow-oversight-of-washington-square-park-redesign-project-as-phase-ii-construction-stalled-for-five-weeks/
Mama Hawk Violet Spotted At Washington Square — Visits the Nest With Bobby; Bobby and Pip splitting time between WSP and Union Square
I haven’t written about the Washington Square Park Red-tailed hawks of late. Last Thursday (8/11), hours before the New York Times shut down the HawkCam, and in time to be captured on video, Violet and Bobby returned to the nest together. Mama Hawk Violet had been ‘missing’ – not spotted in close to a month [...]
Posted by cathryn on August 15, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/08/15/mama-hawk-violet-returns-to-washington-square-visits-the-nest-with-bobby-bobby-and-pip-splitting-time-between-wsp-and-union-square/
Projected Opening for WSP Phase II; Washington Square Again Given Short Shrift by Parks Department and CB2
We have a date. Or, at least, close to one. Projected opening for the entire Eastern side of Washington Square Park Phase II, currently under construction, is slated for “Around Memorial Day.” That’s the (latest) word from the NYC Parks Department stated last night at a meeting of Community Board 2′s Parks Committee. The agency [...]
Posted by cathryn on April 7, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/04/07/projected-opening-for-phase-ii-washington-square-again-given-short-shrift-by-parks-department-and-cb2/
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/
Phase III Washington Square Park: New Bathroom/Park Administrative Building
This is the design for the main part of Washington Square Park Redesign Phase III: the Park administrative offices and bathrooms. Presently these are three separate buildings (ladies/mens room and park admin offices) and now they will be combined. There will be a path that separates the building from the new dog run — people [...]
Posted by cathryn on April 21, 2010
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2010/04/21/phase-iii-washington-square-park-new-bathroompark-administrative-building/
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