By Matthew Grace 11/14/05 12:00am

No ‘Dances of Joy’ Likely On Union Square’s Streets

As anyone who lives or works near Union Square Park can attest, cars and pedestrians—especially at the death-defying intersection of 17th Street and Broadway—sometimes don’t co-exist peacefully.

Recently, the city’s Department of Transportation completed a study of the traffic situation around Union Square. The study hasn’t been released to the public, but The Observer Read More

By Matthew Grace 5/02/05 12:00am

Squaring Off Over Park; Ink Spilled on Factory

A collective sigh of relief could be heard emanating from New York University’s Kaufman Management Center last Thursday, April 21, as Community Board 2 finally voted on, and passed, a resolution supporting the first phase of the long-awaited and endlessly debated renovation of Washington Square Park.

The restoration, if finally approved by the city’s Landmarks Read More