The NYC/NYU2031 Administration Plan calls for the destruction of this garden area for the construction of a massive block long skyscraper "zipper' building complex. The New York City Land Use, Planning Commission and City Council have approved the overall NYU2031 Administration Plan against strong public and NYU faculty protests. However, Mayor Bloomberg has not publicly signed the final approval of the plan and a destruction/construction schedule has not been publicly presented. Legal proceedings are pending to stop the destruction of historic Greenwich Village with the NYC/NYU2031 Plan that will destroy off the streets children's playgrounds, public park strips, a dog run, the Washington Square Village Sasaki Garden, LaGuardia Corner Gardens, LaGuardia Place Garden, Mercer and Bleecker Street gardens and over a thousand plants, bushes and trees.
Click http://www.pbase.com/hjsteed/photo_shoot_120804 and the links there for more information about this destructive NYC/NYU2031 Plan.
Click http://savewsvsasakigarden.blogspot.com/p/resources.html for a resource guide in evaluating the NYC/NYU2031 Plan.