Eyes on the Street: Washington Square Park

By Aaron Naparstek
Oct 31, 2006

These burned-out cars on Washington Square Park were the result of:
a) A rowdy Halloween Critical Mass ride on Friday.
b) An alternate side of street parking mishap.
c) The filming of the next Will Smith movie

Camera phone photos by Nicholas Whitaker.

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