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