Washington Square NYC News

- 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 [...]