Washington Square Park in Winter
Just a follow-on to my recent post on Union Square in winter.
Washington Park, one of the great little parks, located in the heart of Greenwich Village, remains mostly closed for renovations. That didn’t stop the snow, though.
There are still parts that are open, though. It made for a pleasant visual as I passed by.
But most of the snow in NYC is now gone. There are still pockets of it, but I wouldn’t count on even those pockets to hold out the rest of the week.
-H
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Famous Ankles 
February 26, 2008 at 10:05 am
Your photo caption totally sidesteps the tragedy
currently unfolding at Washington Square.
Viewers of your blog may find out more about
Washington Square and the process leading up
to the current bulldozing lack of access to two thirds of the park
at:
http://squaringoff.blip.tv
http://www.youtube.com/washingtonsqdestruct
This is not a “renovation” project at all; this project, instigated
by NYU and spearheaded by the NYC Parks Dept, is a radical
redesign of historic Washington Square in which the fountain plaza
and amphitheatre have been destroyed, 8 fully mature healthy trees
around the fountain have been razed, all in the name of pretended
order to align the fountain with the arch, contrary to STanford White’s
original siting of the arch. And another 20 or more trees are to be cut
as part of Phase I, as well as relocation of major statues, dog runs
and major walkways.
see also http://preservewashingtonsquarepark.com
March 3, 2008 at 8:17 pm
The post by nothingofficial reminds me of a Carole King concert I saw a couple of years ago. She was bemoaning the construction of a road through her isolated Northwestern U.S. state. She cited ecological concerns, but really it was just a case of NIMBYism dressed up as social activism. NYU is a great neighbor and has contributed a ton to NYC and the world. Parks are in short supply, but perhaps we could tear down a few old apartment buildings and put up a nice park. Oh yeah, that would be anti-poor. Or maybe we could tear down a skyscraper. Oh yeah, that would be anti-commerce. Well, maybe we could move to the suburbs. Oh yeah, then we wouldn’t have the city ambience with the cool clubs, restaurants and universities. Oh yeah, that’s where this all started – allowing NYU to help a few more people.