Spring has returned to Washington Square Park, and students and passers-by alike have flocked to the park as the weather ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Washington Square Park got its start in 1842 when James Fitch, Orasmua Bushnell, and Charles Butler of the American Land Company donated 3 acres of land at 901 N.

Soaking in the din of skateboards, stoners, shrieks, and street performers, a black turtle bean gradually germinates in the palm of Jemila MacEwan’s hand in Manhattan’s Washington Square Park.