At the Under the Arch benefit for Washington Square Park last week sponsored by the Washington Square Park Council, V.I.P.’s both from the neighborhood and slightly more afar enjoyed dining and an auction for the good cause of helping raise funds for the park. Clockwise from top left, Clay Bushong with Peggy Friedman of the Washington Square Music Festival; from left, designer Isaac Mizrahi, chef and restaurateur Mario Batali and Councilmember Alan Gerson; from left, Joanne C. Harris and her husband, Luther S. Harris, author of “Around Washington Square: An Illustrated History of Greenwich Village,” and Bob Cohen of New York University community relations; W.S.P.C. sponsored free gelato throughout the day.
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