Foxy Lady, Meet GameStop

Read this fun and interesting New Yorker article about artists who get together in our nearby smelly Taco Bell.

On a recent visit to Everyman Espresso on East 13th Street, we were stopped by a sign saying the coffee shop will close for renovations starting June 25th.  A barista inside who explained the work should take 3 – 4 weeks.  After that,  they’ll have snazzy new interiors.

Sort of a surprise that the neighborhood is getting a new bodega at the corner of 13th and University, replacing Basics Hardware.

Zeckendorf Towers has just installed the largest green roof in the city. Cost: $330K, with a $60K rebate from the city.

The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation has been working hard to get landmark status for a wide swath of the blocks below Union Square, contending, correctly, that the locations were hotbeds of artistic innovation in post-war NYC. Abstract expression was born here, after all. To see their full proposal the Landmarks Commission, click here.

Because the rent is too damn high. As usual.