Spice Cafe, the Thai place at 10th and Unversity, is moving on Dec. 29 to 39 East 13th St. That’s weird because that’s the current location of Tong. Is the brand new Tong going out of business already?
In other news, Tokyo Lamen on University is “closed for renovations” and promises to reopen as a higher-end noodle place, like the three or four other noodle hot spots that have opened recently in the East Village.
Wow. NYU has some very big plans for its expansion.
Once again, Jeremiah of Jeremiah’s Vanishing New York eulogizes another block lost to development, in this case the nearby block of 3rd Ave. between 13th and 14th Streets.
Next week (April 29 to May 3), material and equipment deliveries and installation work will continue on all floors inside the building. We will be work on the new sidewalks around the building as well.
The following week (May 6 to May 10), material and equipment deliveries and installation work will continue on all floors as well as sidewalk work.
This weekend the site will be open on Saturday, April 27th for interior and sidewalk activities between the work hours of 7AM and 5PM as permitted by the City. We will also be working on Sunday as some interior work needs to be completed.
The NYPD 6th Precinct Community Council Meeting will take place in person Wednesday, September 25 at 7:00 PM
Our Lady of Pompeii’s Fr. Demo Hall – Lower Level at the corner of Bleecker and Carmine Streets
note: meeting will begin promptly at 7:00 pm
Please sign in at the door early if you wish to speak or ask questions of the panel.
Join the leadership of the 6th Precinct, your neighbors and local businesses for an update on community affairs. This is also your opportunity to advise Precinct Leadership of chronic or specific crime/safety/quality of life problems you see in our community so their actions are directed with your unique insights. Take this opportunity to listen or to voice your thoughts in an open and informative session. We encourage you to tell/bring a neighbor and be a part of your Community’s voice.
As part of the planned 2024 enhancements we return to our regular monthly meeting program with our very important September 25th meeting that will feature a comprehensive panel of our Community’s Elected Officials addressing Crime, Safety and Quality of Life in our community.
Scheduled Panelists:
-Brad Hoylman-Sigal – State Senator
-Brian Kavanagh – State Senator
-Erik Bottcher – City Council
-Carolina Rivera – City Council
-Deborah Glick – NY State Representative
Curbed reports: The curvy low-rise building at 61 Fifth Avenue, devastated by fire in 2006, has been marked for death ever since the structure—a former Scrafft’s luncheonette (see photo at top left circa 1940)—was sold to a developer in early 2008. An architect was quickly enlisted to draw up plans for a 10-story building with apartments and ground-floor retail, and it was made clear that the current 61 Fifth Avenue was too far gone to be preserved in any manner. Has the economy put a pause on those plans? Perhaps, but broker-blogger Andrew Fine reports that demolition permit was issued for the property in December, so the wrecking ball could come calling any day now.
First Au Bon Pain kicks the bucket, and now Tisserie at corner of Union Sq. West and 17th is gone as well.