Department of Parks & Recreation

A judge further blocked construction of a restaurant at the pavilion in Union Square Park today, placing a partial injunction on the Department of Parks and Recreation project.

The city is barred from “installing fixtures for or operating a restaurant in the Pavilion” until a further ruling or order, the judge wrote, though the city is allowed to proceed on preliminary work, an expanded playground and a renovation of the northern end of the park.  read more »