If you ever wanted a closer look at the financials behind a public park, with thorough reference to our own Madison Square Park, check out the article “The High Cost of Free Parks” in the summer issue of Next American City.
If you have ever been curious to see the statues on top of the Flatiron building, here’s your chance.
Click the image to expand it and you will see the two statues at the top of the Flatiron (plus the Gormley, who leaves next week)
[empire state] A tree from Madison Square Park hangs over the top of the Empire State Building on Monday Feb 22nd, 2010.
The blue and green colors tonight are apparently for “International Corporate Philanthropy Day”. Check out http://www.esbnyc.com/tourism/tourism_lightingschedule.cfm to see the schedule of Empire State Building colors and what they represent.
For the history enthusiasts in the neighborhood , CTmonuments.net has done a thorough job this week covering the history behind all of the monuments in Madison Square Park. You Can read more here.
Every Sunday at 11am, the Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership hosts free 90-minute walking tours of the Flatiron District To learn more go to: http://www.flatironbid.org/tour.html
Can’t make the tour? You can download and print a self-guided tour at http://www.flatironbid.org/documents/Walking_Tour_Brochure_small.pdf
Here is a postcard of Madison Square park sent in 1912 featuring the Met Life Clock Tower and the Flatiron, but what year is it? And the back: “Dear Watson, We walked past this high building today”
