Washington Square Park

Today, presidential candidate John Edwards spoke in Washington Square Park at a rally in support of striking television writers. A few weeks earlier, Mr. Edwards had popped in on the strike lines in Los Angeles.

"We're in this together," Mr. Edwards said, according to Variety.  read more »

In this week's Villager (article not posted online till tomorrow), Lincoln Anderson reports that that City Council member Alan Gerson is threatening to withhold $6 million from the Parks Department for the long-delayed and -debated renovation of Washington Square Park. It seems that Parks reneged on a promise it made to Mr. Gerson and Council Speaker Christine Quinn last fall to not reduce the size of the park's central plaza by more than 10 percent; the park's revised redesign would reduce it by 23 percent.

Debates have been waged for over a year about the future of Washington Square Park, with Community Board 2 the epicenter of the battle. Two lawsuits are currently being pursued to stop the renovation, which is budgeted at $16 million.  read more »

-Matthew Grace Update: Here's your link.

In the past year, I’ve visited nearly 100 restaurants, eaten at least a dozen tuna tartares, o  read more »

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75 Washington Place  read more »

(Between Sixth Avenue and Washington Square Park)

Washington Square Park has been due to get its three-year, $16 million face-lift for several months  read more »

On Wednesday, July 27, Community Board 4 put the kibosh on fashion trade-show production company ENK  read more »

For a long time I've wondered what would happen if I lost my wallet in the city-would I get it back?  read more »

Are They High? Board 2 Says:'Liberate Park: Legalize It!'  read more »