Washington Square NYC News

On Tuesday, July 27 at 8 pm in Washington Square,
the Charles Mingus Orchestra closes the Washington Square Music Festival’s 52nd season by performing works by the late Charles Mingus. The concert is free and celebrates a great American composer, who left his legacy in the worlds of both jazz and the civil rights struggle.
Seating [...]

The Washington Square Association’s Annual Meeting is to be held on
JUNE 29th at 6:00 p.m. at the KING JUAN CARLOS CENTER, NYU
located at 53 Washington Square South
All are welcome to attend.
Our guest speaker at this meeting will be:
JEAN PARKER PHIFER, an architect that specializes in planning, renovation
and sustainable design projects for cultural institutions and has [...]

Friday, June 4th – Holley Plaza – 4 pm – 6pm – Press Conference and Vigil
Saturday, June 5th – Holley Plaza - 11 am – 2:30 pm - High School Big Band Concert
Saturday, June 5th – Holley Plaza – 4 pm – 8 pm Indian Music Performance
Sunday, June 6th – Holley Plaza and Arch – all day – [...]

Four free concerts Tuesdays at 8 pm in July
Music Director Lutz Rath has announced the 52nd season of the Washington Square Music Festival that will take place in front of the Holley statue in the northwest quadrant of Washington Square Park (enter from MacDougal Street and Waverly Place). There were no outdoor concerts last [...]

- May 9th – 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Youth dance performance in Holley Plaza
- May 13th – 3:00 – 4:30 – Band playing near the arch.
- May 16th – 2:00 – 6:00 – Concert in Holley Plaza
- May 23rd – 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Concert in Holley Plaza

Community Board 2 has an application for a new newsstand on the northeast
corner of W. 4th Street and Washington Square Park East.
This neighborhood is already crowded with vendors and the sidewalks are very busy with students and neighbors.
Do we really need another newsstand?
Come to the Community Board 2’s Sidewalk Committee meeting on May 10th and [...]

 
We are happy to announce that the Parks Department has turned on the fountain at Washington Square Park today !  Go over and enjoy the wonderful  weather and our beautiful fountain.

Happy Birthday Washington Square Park Arch! The structure, designed by architect Stanford White and built between 1890-1892, turns 115 today—while it was basically complete by 1892, it wasn’t officially unveiled until 1895 when New York governor Levi P. Morton paraded down 5th Avenue to present it to a crowd of New Yorkers.
According to Inside the [...]

Bring your tree to the park on Saturday, January 9 and Sunday, January 10, 2010. From 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and volunteers will recycle your tree and create fresh mulch for our parks!

The Board and all the Members of the Washington Square Association want to wish everyone a wonderful new year !