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- Site has been moved …
- Site to go Under Some Maintenance Next Few Days
- Washington Square Park Maintenance Issues Remain Unaddressed, City Opts To Place Ineffective and Hawk-Killing Rodenticide in Park (See Update: Rodenticide Removed!)
- “Chunk” of the Washington Square Arch Falls To Ground Overnight Sunday
- Chalkupy Wall Street “Day of Play” and Musicians’ Jam Via Fandalism Hit the Park Saturday
- San Francisco-based Start Up, Fandalism, to Hold Musicians’ Jam Today, Sat’y, October 6th, 12-3 p.m., at Washington Square’s Garibaldi Plaza
- “Person of Interest” Films in WSP Yesterday
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*Wall Street Journal Goes Inside the Washington Square Arch!
*Washington Square Park Phase II (Construction) Up Next!
*WSP Blog Breaks Story of Tombstone Discovered at Wash Sq Park fm 1799 Oct. 09
*Washington Square Park Opened Today! A first look (May 19th, 2009, Phase I Opens)
*Day 2 at Washington Square Park Since Reopening of NW Quadrant and Fountain Plaza (May 20, 2009)
*WSP Blog Turns 1: Feb. 26, 09
*Washington Square Park Task Force 12/3/08 Meeting / Parks Dept Presentation on Phases II & II
*On Washington Square Park's Design Going Forward - What Can Be Done/Changed
*At Washington Square Park, The Tisch Fountain Plaques Arrive!
*Update on NYC's Redesign of Washington Square Park-Task Force Meeting 7/17/08 WSP Blog Series in 8 Parts
*Actually, Mr. Vellonakis, The Washington Square Park Fountain IS Aligned
*Community Board 2 Rescinds Its Approval of Parks Department's Plans
*Connect the Dots: A Guide to the NYC Parks Department -- Washington Square Park & Union Square Park "Redesigns"
*"Crimes Against Nature:" The NYC Parks Department
*To The New York City Council on NYC Parks Department
*Where in the World is Alan Gerson?
*"Honey, I Shrunk The Park"
* NYC Parks Department: 2/3rds cuts in workers and endless privatization schemes
*Contact NYC Elected Officials Re: Washington Sq Park
*What Makes a Great Public Space?
*The Skeletons of Washington Square Park
*Why Mayor Bloomberg Wants Redesign of Washington Sq Park
*NYC Parks Department-No Oversight? Out of Control
*Bloomberg's Privatization of the Park: NYU, Tisch, Who Else?
*Jane Jacobs
*The Magical Park
*OVERVIEW: Overview of City's Redesign PlansRelated issues
*The New York City Shelter - ACC, Animal Care & Control - system is 'broken'; 13,000 animals killed in 2009
*High Line Phase 2 to Open Late Spring; Restaurant in 2013; NYC Privatized Park Keeps Getting Grander - And More Expensive to Maintain
*Neighborhood Blogs: What happened to Manhattan?"
* The Blanding of New York City: Why It's Time for Mayor Mike to Go"
* A Quiz on NYC's Parks Commissioner
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