As predicted in my last post on the topic, the high-school kids who nest every day on the slate ledge of the new condo at 18th and 8th have not been stopped by The Man's fussy little caution-tape fence. Rather than be deterred by the fence, they have begun nesting on the deterrent itself, sitting and standing on the wooden base. At least they do until the cops come and chase them away. I can't wait to see what happens when the new residents move in.
Jackson Square:
I also predicted that the squalid little park known as Jackson Square would soon be "cleaned up" due to the now-rising presence of the undulating monster-condo One Jackson Square. Their sales office is opening on Greenwich and, coincidentally, a bunch of workers recently had the park emptied of homeless people and roped off so they could install a sprinkler system, no doubt for--get ready for my next amazing prediction--the lovely new plantings that will be coming.
The clean-up, by the way, has been funded by Armani Exchange. I guess it's a sort of welcome to all its new customers moving into the square.
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From small park to world-beloved park....Have you heard about the new design for Washington Square Park, which will become a manicured and symmetrical campus for NYU? The funniest item: The Tisch Family Memorial Fountain, which is the same old fountain, moved 20 ft. east to center with the Arch, and with fierce jets of water added, to keep waders at bay.
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