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January 14, 2006
Square's fountain to be moved; water jets will move musicians
Folk singers strummed and warbled ballads against it. Local politicians--not one but four--testified against it. The Fine Arts Federation of New York stated it was opposed to the idea. Disabled advocates in wheelchairs angrily said they were being used as "pawns"--and not to do it in their name. And most of the people offering testimony during four hours of hearings on Monday said they didn't want the Washington Square Park fountain moved 22 feet to the east. But that didn't matter to the Art Commission, which voted to approve the shifting of the fountain, as well as the park's two statues, as part of the Parks Department's $16 million renovation project.
Posted by Michelle at January 14, 2006 10:33 PM