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Discovering Hudson Square
Hudson Square, a neighborhood which some residents think doesn’t exist, actually has its origins from two centuries ago as we report in this special section. Local residents and developers are fighting a city plan to build a 140-foot parking garage for garbage trucks and they commissioned five architectural firms to come up with ideas for the area.
Ink is not dry as Hudson Square defines itself
By Patrick Hedlund
Over the many decades it spent struggling to secure an identity, the neighborhood of Hudson Square has always meant different things to different people.
The Square’s lines are not straightforward
By Josh Rogers
I work in Hudson Sq. or at least I say I do. But I don’t actually say it — mainly because many New Yorkers have never heard of it, and some that have don’t believe it exists. Why bring confusion or an argument to a party? The truth is I feel I work in Hudson Sq.
Weisbrod makes his BID for Trinity & Hudson Square
By Josh Rogers
Transform a commercial area into a mixed-use neighborhood with more residents. In one sense Carl Weisbrod has been there and done that, but he said it’s different each time it happens.
Nabe fights plan to dump garbage trucks
By Patrick Hedlund
When Nancy Miller envisions the construction of a proposed sanitation facility in Hudson Square, the executive director of a local vision rehabilitation center fears for the safety of the visually impaired clients making their way to her office each day.
Architects brainstorm ways to add park space
By Patrick Hedlund
The future of Manhattan’s West Side lies in an area some still can’t find on a map, and it contains some of the most developable land on the island, though many might have trouble recognizing the neighborhood’s name.
Extra! Extra! Media firms move to Hudson Square
By Patrick Hedlund
While the days of Hudson Square as a hub for the city’s printing industry have faded like yesterday’s news, a crop of new media companies has begun setting up shop in the neighborhood to breath new life into the former publishing center.
