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Washington Square Park Private Conservancy on Agenda of Community Board Meeting Wednesday, June 3rd

June 2, 2020June 1, 2020

Washington Square Park private conservancy continues to assert itself to take over more and more turf from the city’s Parks Department – the public entity which actually runs and manages the park and has done … Read more…

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Washington Square Park private conservancy Statement on Dubious “Lawn Restoration” at Park, Summer 2019

August 24, 2019

Statement from Washington Square Park Conservancy, which does not run or manage Washington Square Park and is not supposed to be involved to this degree beyond raising funds, on “lawn restoration” project: The lawns are … Read more…

Private Washington Square Park Conservancy Subject of Community Board Meeting Wed. March 6th

March 6, 2019March 4, 2019

Updated – March 6, 2019 This “Murky” Private Organization Does not run this Greenwich Village park – Dubious Beginning Above: Justine Leguizamo, Veronica Bulgari, Gwen Evans, Elizabeth “Betsey” Ely, 2013 In early 2014, after Washington … Read more…

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Upcoming Comm. Board Meeting on Washington Square Park Conservancy June 6, Location | Some History

May 31, 2018May 31, 2018

[Updated] Is Private Group Taking Over More Turf at Park Despite Public Claims ? A location has been announced by Community Board 2 for the upcoming June meeting with discussion and an update on Washington … Read more…

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Washington Sq Park Private Conservancy Will be Focus of Community Board Meeting June 6

May 22, 2018May 22, 2018

” Unlike NYC’s privatized parks, Washington Square Park continues to be run by the city Parks Department, and has been for years, but park is at risk of undue private influence Updated 7:30 p.m. – … Read more…

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Central Park “Conservancy Under Fire” After Large Elm Tree Falls, Injuring Two People

January 12, 2018August 17, 2017

At Central Park, a large Elm tree fell on a family of four on Tuesday; a mother and her child were seriously hurt. The City Parks Department pointed to the Central Park Conservancy saying the … Read more…

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Park User: “Make this Conservancy Fully Transparent”

July 23, 2017July 16, 2017

Updated – I’ve noted at this blog how the community around Washington Square fought back against a typical private conservancy model at the iconic park for years, choosing for the historic public space to remain … Read more…

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CB2 to Discuss Washington Sq Park and Conservancy After Long Delay Wed. June 7

June 4, 2017June 3, 2017

Updated – It’s been over a year since any information has been relayed to the public about Washington Square Park Conservancy: updates on the private organization’s “activities” were supposed to come before Community Board 2 … Read more…

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Private Conservancy Caused Washington Sq Park Public Administrator Position to be Vacant for Nine Months | What Will Happen This Time?

December 27, 2016December 20, 2016

Updated 12/27 Private Influences on a Very Public, Not-Privatized Park When Rebecca Ferguson left her position as Washington Square Park administrator in 2012, it took nine months for the city’s Parks Department to fill the … Read more…

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NYU’s $500,000 “Gift” to Washington Square Park Concealed, Delayed for Years by Parks Department to Push Through Conservancy

February 1, 2016February 1, 2016
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Updated 4:44 p.m.: Mystery exists around the evolution of $1 Million New York University pledged to the Washington Square Park redesign project before construction began in 2007. It was believed that money came forth in … Read more…

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Private Conservancy Watch at WSP (Updated)

March 29, 2018November 22, 2015

Washington Square Park has been run and managed by the New York City Parks Department for many years, not handed over to a private entity to run and manage as is the case at many … Read more…

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Questions about Washington Square Park conservancy? Community Board Meeting Wednesday April 1st to Discuss

March 30, 2015

Still so many questions* about the Washington Square Park private conservancy, the way it was formed, the information that was intentionally withheld from the public, and what the plans are going forward for the so-called (self-dubbed) … Read more…

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Follow Up Community Board 2 Meeting on Washington Sq Park Conservancy Wednesday, November 5th

November 1, 2014October 31, 2014

If you have been wondering what would happen next, after the Community Board meeting earlier this year where the Washington Square Park Conservancy answered some questions – tho’ not fully (and continued to dodge others), come to … Read more…

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NYU and the Washington Sq Park Conservancy Private Meetings : Documents

October 7, 2014

Documents (this is a work-in-progress page as of Oct 7 2014): NYU_money_meeting_notes_washington_sq_conservancy_chronological_order

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New York Post: As city funds lag, Park conservancy bosses get big salaries

April 7, 2014

As artist/activist Robert Lederman commented in relation to this piece: “Non-profit sure is profitable!” Sunday, April 6th New York Post: Nonprofit parks executives get big paydays as city funds lag by Kate Briquelet These park honchos … Read more…

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Series on misrepresentations and evasions by Parks Department & WSP Conservancy to push this private entity through: Private Conservancy Watch This organization does not run or manage the park.

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