Washington Square Music Festival: Gerald Ranck
July 8, 2008   8:00 p.m.
Gerald Ranck plays harpsichord with the Festival Ensemble.   The program includes: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto...
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Washington Square Music Festival: Festival Ensemble
July 15, 2008   8:00 p.m.
Lutz Rath plays cello, William Schimmel plays accordion, Stephanie Houtzeel sings mezzo soprano, and Susan Jolles...
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Wizard Of Oz/ Mago De Oz
July 16, 2008   10:30 a.m.
Salsa, Reggaeton, and Rock & Roll Musical
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Washington Square Music Festival: Festival Ensemble and Gamelan Son of Lion
July 22, 2008   8:00 p.m.
Festival Ensemble, David Oei, piano soloist, performing Dohnányi, Satie and Lou Harrison's Double Concerto for...
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Cinderella Samba
July 23, 2008   10:30 a.m.
Set in the lush landscape of Brazil, this timeless fairy tale finds Cinderella and her prince in a Samba contest at...
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Washington Square Music Festival: Charles Mingus Orchestra
July 29, 2008   8:00 p.m.
Charles Mingus Orchestra plays jazz by the master.
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Keep The Beat Sing-A-Long
July 30, 2008   10:30 a.m.
Robbi K performs over 200 shows per year and her CD, Keep The Beat won the Parent’s Choice Award. Robbi’s music...
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The Fun & Funny Juggling Show
August 6, 2008   10:30 a.m.
Will Shaw creates a wonderful rapport with his audience, inviting them to participate in the multi-faceted fun of his...
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Fire On The Square
Many New Yorkers were enjoying a balmy afternoon on Saturday, March 25, 1911. Washington Square Park was crowded...
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The Free And Independent Republic Of Washington Square (Part II)
Yesterday in The Daily Plant : But perhaps as significant a break with the artistic past as the 1913 Armory Show...
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The Free And Independent Republic Of Washington Square (Part I)
At the turn of the 20th century, a generation or two after flourishing as New York’s first genteel residential...
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Celebrate Presidents’ Day In New York City Parks
Monday is Presidents’ Day, and New Yorkers have more to celebrate than a three-day weekend. There are 23 parks and...
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PRE-OWNED LAND
Even Bowling Green had a previous owner when it became the City’s first park in 1686. Likewise, each of our...
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RESTORATION ADDS YEARS TO LIFE EXPECTANCY OF WASHINGTON ARCH
On April 30, 2004, 215 years to the day after George Washington stood in front of New York City’s Federal Hall...
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NYC TEENS BUILD CHARACTER AND COMMUNITY PRIDE
On Thursday, August 28, on the last day of their program, Summer Tree Corps participants went home looking like...
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WALTON PARK'S BASKETBALL COURT SCORES SLAM DUNK RENOVATION
The U.S. Open may have been rained out a couple of days last week, but the soggy weather did not cast a cloud on...
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CONGRATULATIONS EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH
The following individuals were awarded Employee of the Month for April. Han S. Lee is the Capital Projects...
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THE PREVIOUS LIVES OF PARKS
Many of us have wondered how our souls were occupied in previous lives, but even the best psychics cannot...
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STATEN ISLAND GETS GREENER
On Wednesday, February 12, officials announced that 9.5 acres of land in Staten Island would become city parkland....
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CONGRATULATIONS JANUARY EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH
The following individuals were awarded Employee of the Month for January on February 3, 2003. Rodney Collazo...
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PARKS INDEX - END-OF-THE-YEAR ROUND-UP
Number of miles of coastline that surround Manhattan: 26 Number of synthetic turf fields built in 2001 and 2002,...
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NOVEMBER CAPITAL PROJECT OF THE MONTH: BROWER PARK PLAYGROUND
The Capital Project of the Month for November is the Brower Park Playground. Funded by Council Member Albert Vann,...
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CONGRATULATIONS EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH
The following individuals were awarded Employee of the Month for September at a breakfast with...
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