Let’s Vape
E-cigarettes are literally and figuratively hot, and they have arrived on 14th St. west of 5th.
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Harvest in the Square Coming Up
ByDonNote that September 24 is the date this year for the annual Harvest in the Square celebration. Tickets are $115. Go here for details.
Massive East Village Demolition Ahead
ByDonNote that the entire western side of 3rd Ave. between 10th and 11th Streets save for the southernmost building has been bought up and is destined to meet the wrecking ball. The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation says there are significant buildings with important stories on the block, but it seems unlikely the city will step in to stop redevelopment.
Trees for Union Square Park
ByDonTrees are arriving and are being planted at the north end of the park. Click here for all the details.
No More Metro Drugs
ByDonMetro Drugs on West 14th St., the neighboorhood’s best source of cheap cleaning supplies, has closed. Oh, well!
Remembering Dan Gallagher
ByDonWe’re sad to note the very untimely passing of our neighbor Dan Gallagher (apt. 3D). The co-op will make a donation in his name to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, as his family requested. You can leave a personal message here. The following obituary was printed in his hometown New Jersey newspaper.Daniel J. Gallagher, on July 31, 2009, of Manhattan, NY, formerly of West Deptford, NJ. Age 42. Loving son of Francis and Lorraine (nee DiAmore) Gallagher. Devoted brother of Jack Gallagher (Melinda). Maternal grandson of Ida Cibinski. Beloved uncle of Bradley and Regan Gallagher. Dear nephew of William Gallagher, James Gallagher, Charles Gallagher, Michael Gallagher, Ann Marie Feeney, Greg Cibinski and the late Patrick Gallagher, Margaret Rankin and Kathleen Greene. Also survived by many cousins. Dan graduated from West Deptford High School, Class of 1985. He was a graduate of the Penn State University School of Engineering and received his MBA from Cornell University. Dan had a very successful career at Honeywell International where he held the position of Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Specialty Materials Division.BlueWater Grill Faces Massive Rent Hike
ByDonUnion Square’s BlueWater Grill may be gone as of next fall because the landlord, the same guy who priced Union Square Cafe out of the neighborhood, is at it again.