After a Community Board 2 Parks and Waterfront Committee meeting in early May, it became clear that there was widespread disdain for Washington Square Park’s current police barricades. ( Photo: Sarah Gassel) Proposal That Could Add Gates for Washington Square Park Advances The proposal to implement an alternative closure design at Washington Square Park passed a new full Community Board 2 vote... News 27 May 2026 | 01:46
MacEwan in yellow, representing the theme of ambition. ( Photo: Jemila MacEwan) An Artist in Yellow Meditating With a Seed in Washington Square Park I had just entered Washington Square Park when I saw someone sitting on a square of gray fabric in the middle of the park,... News 13 May 2026 | 01:25
How to handle the opening around the arch is an entirely different challenge. Currently, closing the space requires the NYPD to link around a dozen of the barricades. ( Photo: Sarah Gassel) Gates for Washington Square Park? Public Divided at CB2 Meeting At a Community Board 2 meeting, a divided crowd debated over whether to install permanent gates at Washington Square Park... News 10 May 2026 | 08:45
A vigil attendee holds up a framed photo of a young Ayatollah Khamenei. ( Photo: Simone Saidmehr) 3 Arrested At Khamenei Vigil as Iranians Declare Solidarity with Jews “This story originally appeared in the Forward (forward.com). To get the Forward’s free email newsletters delivered to your... News 09 Mar 2026 | 06:14
Police said they arrested 27-yea- old Gusmane Coulibaly, wg ( Photo: NYPD) Arrest in Washington Square Park Snowball Melee After Blizzard A 27-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the snowball fight in Washington Square Park in which cops who were... News 01 Mar 2026 | 03:11
NYPD Life Safety Systems Division Mobile Command Post truck on Washington Square North. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Washington Square Park Drug Crackdown: A Progress Report Washington Square Park has long had a drug problem—everyone knows this, and everyone who is honest about public health and... News 17 Nov 2025 | 01:43
Left: Wanted for assault in Canal Street subway station; Right: Crack from recent Washingon Square Park arrest. ( Photos: NYPD) Canal Street Subway Assault; Drug Bust in Washington Square Cops are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the individual who is wanted in connection with a forcible touching... News 19 Oct 2025 | 06:38
Left: 890 East 6th Street building at Lilian Wald Houses NYCHA; Right: Illegal drugs sold in Washington Sq. ( Photos: Google Maps, NYPD) 3 Men Shot at LES Housing Project; Drug Bust In Washington Square Blood soaked the sidewalk outside the Lilian Wald Houses NYCHA project early on Sunday morning August 31 after three men... News 08 Sep 2025 | 01:49
The front line of the marching protestors on President’s Day as they made their way from Union Square to Washington Square Park on Feb. 17. ( Photo: Garrett Owen) President’s Day Protests Target Donald Trump, Elon Musk; Elected Dem Leaders Stay Away A cold day with gale warning in effect did not deter thousands of New Yorkers from pouring into Union Square armed with signs... News 17 Feb 2025 | 06:10
The winner of Sunday’s Timothée Chalamet look-alike contest dressed as Chalamet’s take on Willy Wonka from 2023’s ”Wonka.” ( Photo via @anthpo on X (formerly Twitter)) Exclusive: Timothée Chalamet Look-Alike Organizer Discusses Viral Event The real Timothée Chalamet crashed a Timothée Chalamet look-alike contest in Washington Square Park on Oct. 20. The event... News 31 Oct 2024 | 03:00
From left to right: Co-founders Yassi Ehsani, Evelyn Zhu and Ellen Wang with Kimberly Woo, member of US Chess Women Committee. Photo courtesy of Unruly Queens The ‘Unruly Queens’ of Chess The girls’ chess organization Unruly Queens held its first in-person event last Sunday in Washington Square Park, after a... News 14 Oct 2022 | 01:56
Dancers perform at Dances for a Variable Population performance in Washington Square Park. Photo: Karen Camela Watson Fun at Dances for a Variable Population Outdoor Performance The party started pre-show. First in a lively workshop that invited anyone to join in and learn a variety of dance styles... News 14 Sep 2022 | 11:09
Qween Jean speaking at rally for Marsha P. Johnson’s 77th birthday in Washington Square Park. Photo: Gaby Messino A Black Trans Liberation Rally Honors the Life of Marsha P. Johnson “We bouta twerk for Marsha,” Qween Jean announces. She’s wearing a light pink tulle gown with monarch butterflies bobby pinned... News 26 Aug 2022 | 01:05
Kanami Kusajima in Washington Square Park. Photo: Gabriel Vasconcellos ‘Let Hair Down’ Kanami Kusajima wears an ink-stained dress and bucket hat, carrying a bag with a Winnie the Pooh design that has heavily... News 11 Aug 2022 | 02:46
A line of antiwar protesters formed in front of the Washington Square Arch on February 27. Photos by Ava Manson Rally for Ukraine Crowds gathered in front of the Washington Square Arch on Sunday afternoon to rally in support of Ukraine in a sea of blue... News 28 Feb 2022 | 10:50
