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Kanami Kusajima arrives in Washington Square Park just before 4 p.m. each weekday that she performs. She sometimes grabs a hot dog from a nearby vendor, who she considers a friend, before setting up her canvas. She tapes down the blank papers just before the arch, and dips her finger in black paint to write […]
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Russian International Students Caught in the Economic Crossfire of the War in Ukraine
Blue and yellow clothes dotted the hundred-strong crowd at Washington Square Park for the second Sunday in a row. Ukraine’s azure and gold banner waved in the air as its bearers paraded around the park’s iconic fountain at the heart of New York University. Activists hoisted signs with calls for peace and demands for an […]
Crowds at Washington Square Create Worry About the Potential Spread of COVID-19 at NYU
After months of isolation and social distancing, most NYU students want a safe, secure school year— but multiple weekend parties at Washington Square Park raise some concerns about the potential spread of COVID-19 on campus. “I was shocked that people could even think about throwing these huge parties in the middle of a pandemic,” CAS […]
Park Officers’ Arrest of Artist Leads to Public Outrage
Photo by Griffin Wood Park Enforcement Patrol Officers arrested artist Oriel Ceballos Sunday night for assaulting an officer in Washington Square Park. But bystanders and Ceballos have a different account of what happened. Since the event, videos of the officers tackling, punching and pepper spraying Ceballos circulated on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. An online uproar […]
Warren wows the crowd in Washington Square Park
Senator Elizabeth Warren takes the stage at her rally in Washington Square Park. Photo by Craig Ruttle Elbow room was scarce at New York City’s Washington Square Park yesterday as over 20,000 voters crammed in to watch Senator Elizabeth Warren vie for their support in the upcoming democratic presidential primaries. At just past 7 p.m., […]