Opening day for Washington Square Park?

Relocated fountain running (via Flickr)

Curbed and Washington Square Park Blog are reporting rumors that the gates will open on the refurbished section of Washington Square Park this Monday, May 18th. The Parks dept. remains mum. Yesterday afternoon, workers were still cutting granite curbstones for the paved paths, but with the fountain on things look pretty much ready to go. (In the course of the renovations, the whole fountain was nudged into alignment with the arch and Fifth Avenue, an extraordinary undertaking for the sake of what seemed like mere symmetry.)

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