Nabe News
Illegal advertising is popping up on many vacant storefronts in the city. Without permits, these grassroots billboards carry the same fines as other illegal billboards [Gothamist]
The intricate grocery bag artwork of J. Baczynsky’s East Village Meat Market [EV Grieve]
Mark your calendars – Vanishing City Part II is Sunday, March 29th at the Dixon Place Theater. Come show your support [Colonnade Row]
The MTA gives Albany an ultimatum regarding its fiscal future. The organization warned that if state action doesn’t happen by March 25th, “they will have no choice but to order steep fare increases, impose “painful” service cuts and lay off at least 1,100 employees.” That sounds comforting [Cityroom]
Petty crime busts are on the upswing in anticipation of the city’s inevitable decline [Daily Intel]
A great shot of the Brooklyn Bridge and Fulton Fish Market [Greenwich Village Daily Photo]
Will Jeremiah’s Wal-Mart nightmare come to fruition? [Vanishing NY]
Stunning photos of a fire at 215 East 4th Street last night [Neither More Nor Less]
Jeffrey of Jeffrey’s Meat Market is offering classes on butchering. Why you ask? “I am doing this because things suck right now…I show people how to save money. It is cheaper to buy a whole shoulder and cut it yourself.” [The Villager]
Recent Stories
Displaced Chinatown Business Returns Months After Devastating Fire
Four months after a deadly fire knocked out 78 Mulberry Street, one of its businesses returned to the scene. Ewa Trading Company reopened in its former Chinatown home earlier this week. The store had spent some of the interim displacement period selling from a shuttered Vietnamese restaurant a few paces north. The two-alarm fire broke […]
EDC Sues Essex Restaurant for Back Rent over Former Essex Market Lease
Three years removed from its relocation across Rivington Street, the city filed suit against the Essex restaurant for alleged unpaid rent. The Economic Development Corporation (EDC) sued Essex for nearly $60,000 in unpaid back rent on the former Essex Market building it previously occupied, according to the lawsuit filed Monday. The city entity claims that […]
Exile on Orchard Street: Tenement Museum Recreates Exhibits During Renovations
The Tenement Museum is amidst a preservation project at 97 Orchard Street, but will continue its programming with replicas not too far away. The 1863-era tenement this past Sunday embarked on “vital” restoration work to preserve its walls, floors, roof, as well as the installation of a new HVAC system that will provide improved climate […]
Former Home of Stanton Social on the LES Hits Market for $5.9M
Stanton Social has been in the grave for nearly four years. Now, its former home is back on the market. The two-story building – located at 99 Stanton Street in Hell Square – carries an asking price of $5.9 million. B6 Real Estate Advisors is listed as the exclusive brokerage for the property, which has […]
DOT to Pave Pock-Marked Pell Street; Sheds Removed
Pell Street is finally on deck for a resurfacing, forcing numerous Chinatown businesses to dismantle their street shed annexes. Those who operate outdoor dining sheds along Pell Street received notice this week from the Department of Transportation to dismantle structure ahead of scheduled street repaving. This small neighborhood street – which once terminated at Division – […]
