…to life every summer in Tompkins Square Park. The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival has been held annually since 1993, close to Parker’s August 29 birthday. This year’s free concert at…
Read More…and East Villagers were no exception. Tompkins Square Park served as the site of a children’s garden beginning in 1934. A concession stand in Tompkins Square Park. Photo courtesy of…
Read More…1870. An 1891 print: Popular concert in Tompkins Square, N.Y. Photo via New York Public Library Concerts took place in Tompkins Square Park during the 1890s. Photo, 1911, courtesy of…
Read MoreOver the years, Off the Grid has featured many posts about Tompkins Square Park, including The Young Lords Start in Tompkins Square Park, The Tompkins Square Park Riots of 1988,…
Read MoreThe Tompkins Square Park bandshell, constructed in 1966, was the center of cultural and political movements in the East Village during the tumultuous decades of the late 20th century. From…
Read More…taken refuge in the East Village’s Tompkins Square Park for a long time, and the park was well known for its congregations of those who lived on the margins of…
Read More…hippy. The New York Times, June 3, 1967 The scene at Tompkins Square Park on Memorial Day, 1967. Image via lorenbliss The scene at Tompkins Square Park on Memorial Day, 1967. Image…
Read More…the form of protest and riots in Tompkins Square Park in the East Village. These protests reflected somewhat the shifting nature of the park and the neighborhood at the time….
Read MoreThe Young Lords announced the founding of their New York Chapter in Tompkins Square Park on July 26, 1969. The Puerto Rican nationalist group started as a turf gang in…
Read MoreTompkins Square Park: From Bouwerie to Greenmarket – A pop-up exhibit Join the East Village Parks Conservancy, GrowNYC and Village Preservation as we explore the history of Tompkins Square Park…
Read MoreTompkins Square Park: From Bouwerie to Greenmarket A pop-up exhibit Join the East Village Parks Conservancy, GrowNYC, and Village Preservation as we explore the history of Tompkins Square Park in…
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Read More…Square Park, the Tompkins Square park evergreen is a live tree that lives in the park year-round. The spruce was planted in 1992, as part of a larger renovation of…
Read More…4:00 PM Tompkins Square Park Greenmarket, at Avenue A and East 7th Street; Free Join the East Village Parks Conservancy, GrowNYC and GVSHP as we explore the history of Tompkins…
Read More…for play, care, and education. Children playing in Tompkins Square Park, circa Early 20th Century A children’s garden opened in Tompkins Square Park in 1934. Photo courtesy of the New…
Read More…a ‘Gateway to the West Village’ Tompkins Square Park The Hare Krishna Tree in Tompkins Square Park. Image via edenpictures on Flickr. The Tompkins Square Park Riots of 1988 Get…
Read More…for our national parks, and which has proposed the Stonewall Inn, the park, and surrounding area be considered for some sort of national park service designation. Christopher Park, Spring 2015….
Read MoreThe caption provided reads: “Tompkins Square, waiting their turn to enter the library. The children’s room is already full, 3.30 P.M.” Tompkins Square Library opened at 331 E. 10th Street,…
Read More…331 East 10th Street north of Tompkins Square Park, it was designated as a New York City Landmark in 1999 and is part of the East 10th Street Historic District. …
Read More…A plaque commemorating the events in Martinsburg On July 25, 1877, twenty thousand people gathered in Tompkins Square Park to hear communist orators speak about revolution, the strike, and the…
Read More…Herter. Tompkins Square Park is one of New York City’s oldest parks with a wealth of historic monuments, statuary, and other resources from the 19th and 20th centuries. The proposed…
Read More…of Washington Square Park and slightly beyond. Specifically, this opens up Washington Square North, South, East, West and Waverly Place & West Fourth Street running from the park east to…
Read More…in the East Village, East 10th Street between Avenues A and B along the north side of Tompkins Square Park retains a wealth of architectural detail that has changed little…
Read More…This was a pivotal step in transforming the landscape into today’s Washington Square Park, which it officially became in 1827. Washington Square Park has been the geographic and symbolic heart…
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Folk musician David Rosario founded the band Lower East Side, which commonly performed in the streets of downtown New York City. He was known as “David Peel” in reference to…
Posted March 3, 2021
Read More…the sport of pétanque in the park on Wednesdays on the court at the southern end of the park. The Washington Square Park Conservancy has succeeded in preserving the park…
Read More…creativity of Greenwich Village. The park is today maintained by the Abingdon Square Alliance, a community group that works in cooperation with the Department of Parks & Recreation. The park…
Read More“The Handsomest Square in the City:” Washington Square Park Just a few short months following the designation of Greenwich Village as a historic district in April of 1969, NYC Parks…
Read More…Parks would break ground for a much-needed renovation of Washington Square Park. The “handsomest square in the city” was showing much wear and tear, and the community was excited for…
Read More…officers arrest demonstrators in Washington Square Park during the Beatnik Riots” Fred W. McDarrah: Iconic Images of the Village & East Village, Part 2 Ca. 1980 “Washington Square Park Fountain”…
Read More…opposite Tompkins Square Park. Two children, a boy and girl, were born to the couple during their residency here. Parker first arrived in New York City in 1938 or 1939,…
Read More…the southern end of the Square and has become the beacon to the park. Ornamental plantings were placed throughout the park, making the square a destination for West Villagers and…
Read More…on Washington Square, election results based on reports from the “Villager”, elected Treasurer, vacancies in executive committee elected, listing of new executive committee members, Washington Square park, Birth Control use…
Read More…before the Greenwich Village Historic District was designated. Tompkins Square Park Patricia Melvin, “Tompkins Square Park, Daffodils I.” Longtime East Villager Patricia Melvin has been painting downtown for more than…
Read More…Ca. 1930s East River Park is the largest park in Manhattan south of Central Park, and must have been a profound and welcome change for the surrounding residents. I could…
Read MoreJackson Square Park. Photo courtesy of NYC Parks. This post is part of a series about Village blocks that correspond to calendar dates. Once again, another August date corresponds with…
Read More…that famous Christmas tree. But did you know that the tree lighting in Washington Square Park was a tradition that dates back much earlier? The tree in Washington Square Park…
Read More…History: Abingdon Square Park Join volunteers from the Abingdon Square Park Conservancy to experience and learn about this special neighborhood park. Enjoy the Abingdon Square Greenmarket from 8am-2pm. The first 75…
Read More…across the street from Tompkins Square Park, the building is also marked by a plaque noting Charlie Parker’s time there. Follow this link to see the other sites on the…
Read More…from the Kintecoying intersection, you will come to what is now Washington Square Park. Land prior to the construction of Washington Square Park, 1807 Bridges Map of New York City…
Read More…Park scene could have been filmed yesterday, except for the telltale cars that drive by – a Corvair, even. And while Washington Square Park has undergone two major renovations since…
Read More…iconic stores, incredible museums, and beautiful parks. Beginning here in Greenwich Village at the entrance of Washington Square Park, Fifth Avenue passes the Flatiron Building, Madison Square Park, the Empire…
Read More…feeling a little nostalgic for snowfalls past. Images from the GVSHP archive of Washington Square Park covered in snow offer the perfect solution. The Washington Square Arch framed in snow…
Read MoreUnion Square is known today as a site of public gathering and for expressions of discontent. This is built upon Union Square’s rich, multi-layered history as a public space in…
Read MoreThe Washington Square Music Festival in 2012. Photo via The Villager. Last night, the 55th Washington Square Music Festival held its first of four free concerts in Washington Square Park….
Read MoreNote: This is an updated version of a post originally written by Drew Durniak Since it opened on December 1, 1904, the Tompkins Square Branch of the New York Public…
Read More…his time to redefine the genre. At the height of his career, Parker moved to an apartment in a townhouse at 151 Avenue B across from Tompkins Square Park. Narrated…
Read More…Born and raised in Harlem, Washington Square Park was one of the first places he began to ply his craft and perform. The park always has with it a sense…
Read More…Christopher Park. The park became a center of civic life in the community. In 1935, a statue of Civil War General Phillip H. Sheridan was placed in the park. A…
Read MoreThe Tompkins Square Library Since it opened in 1904, the Tompkins Square Branch of the New York Public Library has served as an important community resource. Situated on East 10th…
Read More…view of the Tompkins Sqaure Lodging House c. 1890. Source: Museum of the City of New York Returning from the frontier to the East Village, the Tompkins Square Lodging House…
Read More…Square Park Eco Projects, an initiative of Local Nature Lab. The Fall 2025 season of this project is sponsored by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Blick Arts, and Washington Square Park…
Read More…the South Village…Do you know what event the Washington Square Arch commemorates or who’s buried at Washington Square Park? On the South Village and Washington Square Park Tour, learn interesting…
Read More…four phases of the recent Washington Square Park reconstruction, where she’s uncovered new history and unraveled mysteries about the park’s past. Most New Yorkers know that much of the square…
Read MoreJoin Sheryl Woodruff, Community Development Director of the Washington Square Park Conservancy, as she explores the design of Washington Square Park from past to present. Learn about changes to this landscape from…
Read MoreTravel back in time as you join Village Preservation in Washington Square Park for a guided walking tour filled with activities for the whole family. Learn about the original inhabitants…
Read MoreTravel back in time as you join Village Preservation in Washington Square Park for a guided walking tour filled with activities for the whole family. Learn about the original inhabitants…
Read More…not difficult to find a drink. It’s partly that reputation that resulted in the placement of a unique piece of functional art in the neighborhood’s center. Within Tompkins Square Park…
Read MoreFarmers Markets from Gansevoort to Union Square to Abingdon Square An evening with Greenmarket founder Barry Benepe In 1976, planner and architect Barry Benepe cofounded the Greenmarket program in New…
Read More…maintenance & comfort station structures in the park and to replace them with a single building that would house public restrooms as well as offices for Parks Dept maintenance operations….
Read MoreWalk and Draw Summer Series Part 2: Visual Art of the Village and Washington Square Park in July This summer, join artist and Villager Nick Golebiewski for a series of…
Read More…Square North. The remaining Greek Revival facades of Washington Square North provide the last vestiges of tangible architectural evidence of what was the most fashionable neighborhood of New York City…
Read MoreChristopher Park sign. Photo courtesy of the Christopher Park Alliance. Christopher Park has come a long way; beginning its life as a condemned parcel of land on April 5, 1837,…
Read More…public. Washington Square Park, today Today, Fifth Avenue extends far beyond lower Manhattan, reaching 143rd Street in Harlem. At its base, however, lies the iconic Washington Square Park with the…
Read More…park has been based. The Hudson River Park, with piers from which air rights can now be sold highlighted. No sale of air rights from the park was ever allowed…
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Greenwich Village resident Marisa Palmisano watched the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center burn and collapse from her neighborhood. She captured these two images in Union Square in the…
Posted September 8, 2021
Read More…branches one may even catch a glimpse of the predatorial red-tailed hawks that make the park their playground. Tompkins Square Park White-breasted nuthatch Tompkins Square Park The variety of birds…
Read More…most of your picnic adventure in the East Village. 1. Tompkins Square Park Temperance Square in Tompkins Square Park Tompkins Square Park is the heart of the East Village and…
Read More…and the Works Progress Administration. In the 1950s and ’60s the park expanded again, absorbing Willett and Sheriff Streets into the park. After the park fell into disrepair following the…
Read More…dedicated to the memorial. Though the Parks Department owns the park, it is not responsible for its maintenance. Because the memorial and park (tentatively called “St. Vincent’s Hospital Park” by…
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Professional photographer Robert A. Ripps took these images of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, and of Ground Zero and its surroundings in the days and weeks following…
Posted September 8, 2021
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