blog Archives for May 2012

May 30, 2012 | Comments: 0

Big Apple Barbecue VIP

It’s not too late to get an all-you-can-eat pass to the Big Apple Barbecue Block Party! The two-day grill-a-thon will hit the Mad. Sq. neighborhood on June 9 and 10. Missed your chance to snag a sold-out FastPass? No problem! Buy a Mad. Sq. ParkPass and enjoy all-you-can-eat ‘cue at the Big Apple Barbecue Block… Read more

May 23, 2012 | Comments: 0

Summer Annual Planting with Credit Suisse

MSPC hosted another volunteer day yesterday morning with our friends at Credit Suisse. Our volunteers braved the unpredictable weather and beautified the containers in Worth Square and along 5th Avenue with a mix of summer annuals including Trailing Geraniums, Salvia, sweet potato vine, fan flowers and Helichrysum. Thanks to our Credit Suisse volunteers for all… Read more

May 22, 2012 | Comments: 0

Wrapping Up Spring Kids Fest!

Last Saturday, our Mad. Sq. Park lil’ ones joined us in celebrating our 10-year anniversary at Spring Kids Fest!  With the help of our co-presenters Time Out Kids, the entertainment was rockin’, the crafts were shining, the treats were sweet and brightly painted faces were smiling throughout the park. Festivities started at 10:30am and the… Read more

May 11, 2012 | Comments: 0

Playground Activities are Starting!

Get ready kids of NYC. Mad. Sq. Kids is bringing fun, interactive activities and projects to the playground! Starting May 22, meet our new playground activities assistant Kristin in the Police Officer Moira Ann Smith Playground in Madison Square Park for Art in the Park and EXPLORE! projects. For a full list of our playground… Read more

May 1, 2012 | Comments: 0

Mad. Sq. Music: CANCELLED

Watts is a Grammy Award winner and one of the most in-demand jazz drummers in the world today. Along with explosive power, blinding speed and mastery of complex rhythms and time signatures, Watts brings a rare sense of elegance, tried-by-fire composure, and a gritty street funk to his music. Voted best drummer by Modern Drummer… Read more