Frozen Fountain

The frozen fountain made us remember that this park at the intersection of Horatio St. and Greenwich and Eighth Avenues always had a number of people who regularly sat both in and outside the park for years, no matter the weather. But the parking lot across the street is giving way to a large structure that will ultimately contain 35 luxury condominiums. The park itself now has wireless access and will even have a tree-lighting ceremony next week. Previously, the only thing ever lit in that park was a cigarette stub or the people who smoked them. Coincidence? You tell us.