The beleaguered renovation of Washington Square Park in New York remains beleaguered. A lawsuit was filed Friday, July 22 to stop the “arbitrary and capricious” repositioning of the fountain to align with the Washington Arch.
“The park's designers,” the lawsuit points out, “made plazas purposely asymmetrical according to what is known as Olmsted's naturalistic design theory espoused by Frederick Law Olmsted.”
Earlier fracas had flared around a plan to enclose the park with a fence and gate (the gate was eliminated but the fence was kept in) and a donation by the Tisch family for naming rights to the fountain.
To keep abreast of the saga, visit Preserve Washington Square Park.
The Open Washington Square Park Coalition