Anything related to the Israel-Palestine conflict is sure to be controversial. That's what makes it so much fun.
And so it was with the graffiti-covered faux-bomb shelter/art installation erected in Washington Square Park on Monday afternoon.
At issue was a Sderot-style bunker of the sort used by Israelis when Palestinian militants lob missles over the border. Just Read More
They're a far cry from today's graffiti-covered, bathroom-stall-deprived johns.
Washington Square Park's spiffy new bathrooms, pictured in the renderings to the right, will have solar thermal panels on the roof and a geothermal system, according to Parks spokeswoman Cristina DeLuca. The men's room, apparently long the site of amorous hook-ups, will even have a coupling-friendly, handicapped-accessible Read More
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.
"Stay strong, stay together," Mr. Edwards added according 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 Read More
In the past year, I’ve visited nearly 100 restaurants, eaten at least a dozen tuna tartares, over 20 plates of “crudo,” a flock of organic chickens, God knows how many pounds of grass-fed beef, and enough fish to fill a tank at the Coney Island Aquarium. So this week seems a good time for a Read More
Blue Hill
Three Stars 75 Washington Place (Between Sixth Avenue and Washington Square Park) 212-539-1776 Dress: Casual Lighting: Soft Noise Level: Low Wine List: Unusual selections from small vineyards, reasonable prices Credit Cards: All major Price Range: Main courses, $28 to $32 Dinner: Monday through Saturday, 5:30 to 11 p.m.; Sunday, 5:30 to 10 p.m. On Read More
Washington Square Park has been due to get its three-year, $16 million face-lift for several months now, with only a consensus among community groups and the Parks Department standing in the way of the groundbreaking. Last April, Community Board 2 finally weighed in on the Parks Department’s plan, passing a resolution that supported the two-stage Read More
On Wednesday, July 27, Community Board 4 put the kibosh on fashion trade-show production company ENK’s plan to tent over the basketball and handball courts of DeWitt Clinton Park, at 53rd and 12th Avenue, in order to hold an invitation-only “Fashion Coterie” womenswear trade show for 600 guests. The event would have occupied the space, 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?-and I finally did it, five times, on Aug. 12. The Republicans gave me the excuse: What better time to test the response of New Yorkers to misfortune? More personally, I've had an ongoing argument Read More
Are They High? Board 2 Says:
'Liberate Park: Legalize It!' Other community boards are concerned about getting stonewalled. At Community Board 2, they're worried about getting stoned. So, to free their park from the grip of local pot-peddlers hawking nickel bags in Washington Square Park with less discretion than the hot-dog vendors, board members are pushing Read More
