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A major emphasis of Sunday's event was space.
More than 100 cities around the world, including New York City, took part in the 7th annual International Pillow Fight Day.
With April Fool's Day around the corner, Google Maps provided a new diversion for Internet browsers – treating them to a game of Pac-Man using the image of their very own neighborhoods.
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Demonstrators gathered in Washington Square Park for a 2 p.m. march to One Police Plaza outside the NYPD headquarters.
A snake was spotted slithering around Washington Square Park Sunday, but police got the situation under control.
In celebration of International Pillow Fight Day hundreds of participants gathered in Washington Square Park for a feathery face-off.
Author Michael Gross shares New York City's five most glamorous buildings.
Hot dog vendors will likely soon be forced out of the iconic Washington Square Park, and the owners believe it is all because of a group of wealthy neighbors.
The fight for women to be recognized as equal citizens to men is far from over.
Aaron Greene pleaded guilty and will get a seven-year prison sentence for possession of explosives that were found in the Greenwich Village apartment he shared with girlfriend Morgan Gliedman.
Advocates of marijuana legalization rallied in Washington Square Park this weekend, for what they called a "massive action of civil disobedience."
One woman says this was something she always wanted to do when she was a kid, making it even more fun to do as an adult.
The demonstration comes as the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on two cases this week.
A proposal is moving ahead to create a historic district in the South Village, in conjunction with a proposed rezoning plan for neighboring Hudson Square.
Students at Cooper Union this weekend continued to fight against a move from a free education to a tuition-based model with a march from Washington Square Park to the school's East Village campus.
"Whether the drug deal occurs on the street corner or on the Internet, it's a crime,'' Bridget Brennan, special narcotics prosecutor for New York City, said Thursday in a statement announcing the arrests.
A chunk of the iconic arch in Washington Square Park came crashing to the ground overnight, according to an advocacy group.
Monday will mark the one-year anniversary of the start of the Occupy Wall Street protests, but Occupiers are getting the celebration started early.
The vote was 44-1. Many residents and NYU faculty members have opposed the addition of four new buildings near Washington Square Park.
All over New York City, there are remnants of what was once here, before the city was. Some are hidden, while some are in plain sight.
Hundreds of kittens, puppies, cats and dogs were put up for adoption in the 3rd Annual Adoptapalooza in Washington Square Park on Saturday.
The parks department had been cracking down on musicians playing near monuments and park benches, but the ban has been lifted, and it's music to the ears of those in Washington Square Park, WCBS 880's Alex Silverman reported.
Not long from now in a park not that far away, New Yorkers will celebrate the epic science fiction saga "Star Wars" with a lightsaber battle.
