Paramount Plaza is another one of those bonus-plazas like Liberty Plaza, a public/private space required to be open to the public 24/7. Occupy Broadway is a 24 hour occupation from 6PM Dec. 2 to 6PM Dec. 3. Enjoy the show with Ben Shepard of Time’s Up, Reverend Billy, the Rude Mechanical Orchestra and a cast of thousands. No one can tell the difference between spectators and participants.
On Park(ing) Day, an event that happens once a year, people take the place of cars and do artistic camp outs in parking spaces. I went from the southernmost parking place on Great Jones Street and traveled uptown hitting as many spots as I could. I ended up at the Democracy Now space at Sixth Avenue below 23rd Street.
The most death-defying parking space I encountered. Sixth Avenue below West 4th Street. The NYU Wagner Transportation Association
Heading to the parade on Ludlow Street last Sunday.
The parade started a full two hours after the time stated, after standing that long my legs cramped up and I bailed. I was too far from the action to get any good shots anyway.
With the rain melting the paper mache, the mechanism for making my jaw hinge up and down lasted until 14th Street. But the costume still gathered a lot of appreciation.
The rain thinned out the numbers of participants and audience, but the parade was still well attended.