212 Bowery

Work Resumes in Basement of Embattled 210 Bowery
Posted September 3, 2015 at 5:11 am
Work has resumed at 210 Bowery, where a collapsed cellar wall last month destabilized the entire building, prompting emergency action by the city. Well, at least a slight resumption. It appears the Department of Buildings partially rescinded the full stop-work order that was in place since August 4. According to the paperwork, contractors are only […]
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Andrew Edlin Moving from Chelsea Gallery Space to the Bowery
Posted June 4, 2015 at 5:17 am
The small colony of restaurant supply businesses on the Bowery is down another. The Soho Sammy supply company at 212 Bowery, which just consolidated its footprint earlier this year, is not long for the world. Its three-decade tenure comes at the expense of the Chelsea art scene. Longtime dealer and fair organizer Andrew Edlin ditched […]
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Why this FDNY Call Box on the Bowery is Now Painted Fluorescent Red
Posted February 2, 2015 at 10:00 am
One of the last old-school FDNY call boxes on the Bowery is now part of an art installation. Stroll over to the corner of Rivington Street; this ornate piece of street furniture (a sculpture, really) is freshly coated with eye-grabbing fluorescent red. We are told that the Two Rams Gallery across the street had previously secured […]
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ModelFIT Fitness Program Replaces Terry Richardson’s Studio at 212 Bowery
Posted January 8, 2014 at 6:05 am
How about a high-end fitness center for the Bowery? And why not, all the new deep-pocketed residents (i.e. 250 Bowery) need to sweat it out in style. Apparently, the ModelFIT program inked a seven-year lease for 1,500 square-feet on the second floor of 212 Bowery. According to Crain’s, the company that beckons you to “train like […]
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212 Bowery Loses Its After Hours Mural
Posted July 18, 2011 at 11:09 am
The After Hours gate project from the Festival of Ideas has ended. Murals are disappearing. More after the jump!