Blossom du Jour Has Wilted

The Union Square Business Improvement District is considering expanding its boundaries. If you have an opinion about that, take this survey.

Those rather good burgers on 12th St. are gone. Oh well. Now we can all go to the new Umami Burger on 6th Ave. at 10th St.

The magazine shop and discount store on the north side of 14th west of 5th are both gone. What is next?

Serafina at University and 12th has closed after less than one year.  It will soon be replaced by the eighth location of Bagel Pub. The nearest other location is at 6th Ave. and 9th St.

If you’re having trouble coming up with a composting strategy, read this article from the New York Times Wirecutter, which provides insight into the available options for composting bins and buckets.

Next week (January 9 to January 13), Superstructure work will continue at and 2nd , 3rd and 4th floor levels. The sidewalk shed along 14th Street has been opened and we will begin working on the side walk shed along 5th ave.

The following week (January 16 to January 20), we will continue superstructure concrete and slabs on 2nd , 3rd and 4th floor levels. The weekend of Saturday 1/14/12 we will be installing a new crane that will service the site for the duration of the job.

This weekend the site will be open on Saturday, January 7th, for superstructure related activities between the work hours of 7AM and 5PM as permitted by the City. To control noise levels within the site, work activities will be limited to the placement of formwork and concrete, plumbing and electrical work, rebar for concrete placement, using the crane and equipment to support all activities. Safety horns are used, and required by law, to coordinate lifting with the crane and to alert the workers of the danger overhead. We have directed the operators to limit the use of horns to one short sounding and to use the crane later in the day so as to avoid any excess noise.