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Residents near Damrosch Park, a 2.4-acre wedge in the shadow of Lincoln Center, say they want their park back.
WSJ: Fashion Week in Damrosch Park? Not Again, Advocates Say
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Members of the Damrosch family, a musical family for which the 44-year-old park was named, say they share that view.
WSJ: Fashion Week in Damrosch Park? Not Again, Advocates Say
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Dinner was served afterward, for those wealthy enough to pay or famous enough not to have to, in tents pitched over Damrosch Park.
NEWYORKER: Man Behind the Curtain
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"They have turned the park into a convention center, " Geoffrey Croft, president of New York City Parks Advocates, said at a rally in Damrosch Park on Tuesday.
WSJ: Fashion Week in Damrosch Park? Not Again, Advocates Say
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Harold Smith, a resident of the Amsterdam Houses, a public housing development across the street from Damrosch Park, said he simply wants the park returned to the people who live nearby, so children have a place to play.
WSJ: Fashion Week in Damrosch Park? Not Again, Advocates Say
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In the 35-page complaint, the residents and parks groups argue that the city is required to ask the state Legislature for permission to lease Damrosch Park under a statute known as the public trust doctrine, which provides that public spaces should be used for public purposes.
WSJ: Fashion Week in Damrosch Park? Not Again, Advocates Say