Before NYU took control of this landmark public housing project, this was one of 3 public attractive landscape entrances on LaGuardia Place to a treasured interior garden and off the street children's playground. The entire landscape was designed by the renown Sasaki, Walker & Associates Landscape Architect firm. After NYU took control of the property, they closed the public entrances and allowed it to deteriorate into this condition. NYU currently plans to destroy the entire landscape sometime around 2021 to build two enormous skyscrapers here in the heart of historic Greenwich Village. See http://www.pbase.com/hjsteed/wsv_gardens for more information and photos of this destructive NYU Plan.