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The "Mounds" ... Then, 1977, and Now, Currently Under Construction, Washington Square Park Redesign Phase III

The “Mounds” … Then, 1977, and Now, Currently Under Construction, Washington Square Park Redesign Phase III

April 2, 2013

The “Mounds” as they originally were… 1977: In later years, as they were unused and falling apart: Currently under construction: The “Mounds” at Washington Square Park have, in more recent years, had a certain ‘love ‘em or hate ‘em’ quality to them. They were built as part of the 1970 design and located in the [...]

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Latest on Washington Square Park's Final Phase - Phase III - from the Parks Department | Call 311 vs. Asking Parks Rep to Get Dog Run Lighting Fixed?

Latest on Washington Square Park’s Final Phase – Phase III – from the Parks Department | Call 311 vs. Asking Parks Rep to Get Dog Run Lighting Fixed?

January 4, 2013

Updated January 5, 10:07 a.m. (additional context added — key changes/additions are noted in italics except about three that are my thoughts or comments.) There is an end in sight to Washington Square Park construction, according to the Parks Department ‘s Manhattan Chief of Staff Steve Simon who gave the update on Redesign Phase III Wednesday [...]

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Happy New Year | Community Board 2 Parks Committee Meets to Discuss WSP Tonite, January 2nd, After 20 Month Hiatus

Happy New Year | Community Board 2 Parks Committee Meets to Discuss WSP Tonite, January 2nd, After 20 Month Hiatus

January 2, 2013

Happy New Year! I’m pleased to report that, after a 20 month lapse, there will be a meeting tonight, Wednesday, January 2nd, of Community Board 2′s Parks Committee to discuss Washington Square Park’s construction status, among other parks. The last meeting where WSP was discussed was in April of 2011. Of note, that last meeting [...]

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A writer from Scotland asks: What's up with the WSP "portaloos"?

A writer from Scotland asks: What's up with the WSP "portaloos"?

October 3, 2012

Received this letter in the InBox yesterday: Hi!, I’ m  just back to scotland from a week in new york spending most of my time in greenwich village and therefore a lot of time in washington square park. I just wanted to comment on how disgusting the portaloos are that are there temporarily while a [...]

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Washington Square, Sunday: Mystery Atop the Arch, Phase III Construction Continues, Obscured from View, More

Washington Square, Sunday: Mystery Atop the Arch, Phase III Construction Continues, Obscured from View, More

July 30, 2012

As I wrote earlier, I’d been in San Francisco. Here are some ‘snapshots’ from yesterday. Most perplexing: what is protruding from the top of the Arch? Interesting. The fence cordoning off Phase III construction has been draped with green plastic sheeting to obscure public view. Was this a decision of the contractor? the Parks Department? [...]

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At the Park: There WILL be bathrooms while Phase III is under way, NY Dosas is here, and more

At the Park: There WILL be bathrooms while Phase III is under way, NY Dosas is here, and more

July 18, 2012

In the wake of the news that there would be no replacement bathrooms while the existing rest rooms were under renovation during Phase III, the Community and park goers’ reaction was outrage. Well, kudos to the Parks Department (and I don’t get to say that often enough)– in this instance, they listened and responded. It’s [...]

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WSP Redesign Phase III begins! No Restrooms for one Year? Asbestos Removal from Old Buildings, "Pergola" and New Mounds on the Way

WSP Redesign Phase III begins! No Restrooms for one Year? Asbestos Removal from Old Buildings, "Pergola" and New Mounds on the Way

June 25, 2012

At last, Phase III (well, technically IV) of Washington Square Park‘s dramatic, lavish redesign began last week! I’ve been working on updating the site so that’s taken some priority lately. Two park activists informed me on the same day that there will be no use of the park’s bathrooms for ONE YEAR while Phase III [...]

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After 29 Months, Will the Final 'Piece' of Washington Square Park Redesign: Phase II Construction - Chess Plaza - Open Tomorrow?

After 29 Months, Will the Final 'Piece' of Washington Square Park Redesign: Phase II Construction – Chess Plaza – Open Tomorrow?

March 1, 2012

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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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

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

October 18, 2011

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 [...]

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Mama Hawk Violet Spotted At Washington Square -- Visits the Nest With Bobby; Bobby and Pip splitting time between WSP and Union Square

Mama Hawk Violet Spotted At Washington Square — Visits the Nest With Bobby; Bobby and Pip splitting time between WSP and Union Square

August 15, 2011

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 [...]

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