Washington Square Park

September 22, 2023

NYC PARKS DISPLAYS THE HISTORIC JAMES JACKSON TOMBSTONE IN WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK

Live music and lectures will accompany the unveiling of the headstone, unearthed in 2009 during...

June 11, 2021

NYC PARKS WELCOMES 13TH ANNUAL FILMS ON THE GREEN FESTIVAL

Free French screenings in Manhattan parks this summer Films on the Green, the free...

April 28, 2021

#GOINGGREENFORPARKIES: NYC PARKS JOINS WORLD URBAN PARKS IN CELEBRATING PARKS WORKERS AROUND THE WORLD

Empire State Building, One Vanderbilt’s Spire, The Arsenal, Washington Square Park Arch,...

March 2, 2021

NYC PARKS REINTERS HUMAN REMAINS FOUND IN WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK

NYC Parks today reinterred the fragmentary remains of early New Yorkers found during construction...

June 10, 2020

NYC PARKS COMMEMORATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF PRIDE MARCH WITH NEW CELEBRATORY SIGNAGE

In honor of the 50th Anniversary of the New York City Pride March, NYC Parks today unveiled new...

June 15, 2018

NYC PARKS’ CITYWIDE MONUMENTS CONSERVATION PROGRAM KICKS OFF ITS 21st YEAR

Come see Parks’ conservation team treat and preserve monuments across the city As the...

June 3, 2015

Washington Square Arch Receives “Green” Lighting Update

New LED Lights Installed as Part of the City’s Efforts to be Energy Efficient...

May 29, 2015

Washington Square Arch Receives "Green" Lighting Upgrade

New LED Lights Installed as Part of the City’s Efforts to be Energy Efficient...

October 3, 2014

This Weekend In Parks

Saturday, October 4 Highbridge Hawk Watch West 172nd Street and Amsterdam...

June 19, 2014

Washington Square Park Restorations Completed

On June 10, NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, joined NYC Department of Design...