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Washington Square

American  

noun

  1. a short novel (1881) by Henry James.


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This week saw an epic snowstorm on the East Coast, and in New York City, an epic snowball battle royale in Washington Square Park immediately followed.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026

Video taken Monday afternoon in Washington Square Park shows a snowball fight following an epic snowstorm devolving into some parkgoers apparently targeting police with snowballs.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Josh Suggs, the 22-year-old founder and chief executive of 203 Media, had been crisscrossing Manhattan’s Washington Square Park trying to find participants willing to smell a men’s body wash and react on camera.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

There’s that “head in the clouds” gingham catastrophe, Maryam Keyhani’s showstopping $600-and-change confusion that Carrie wore on a stroll with Seema through Washington Square Park in the premiere.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2025

She didn’t know about his playing in Washington Square Park with Cool Papa and the Bluesmen.

From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia