Division Street

  • Pike Loop Exhibit is Complete

    Pike Loop Exhibit is Complete

    Not too long ago, the robotic arm of “R-O-B” finished laying brick for the Pike Loop installation down on Pike Street.  The completed exhibit, sponsored by the Storefront for Art and Architecture, will [...]

  • Pike Loop Robotic Arm

    Pike Loop Robotic Arm

    An industrial sized robotic arm has recently taken up residency in the pedestrian island on Pike Street between Division and East Broadway.  Code named “R-O-B,” the high-tech human-operated machine is [...]

  • Demolition of 2 Allen Street Underway

    Demolition of 2 Allen Street Underway

    Behind a veil of dark netting, demolition of the four-story commercial loft at 2 Allen Street (aka 1-3 Orchard) is now officially underway.  Brick by brick.  Once eliminated from its desirable corner lot, the new [...]

  • Allen Street Improvements

    Allen Street Improvements

    Crosswalk and traffic lane markings along Allen Street are ready for a makeover.  Earlier this week, both sides of the thoroughfare, from the Houston intersection southward, were primed with white paint for its [...]

  • Manhattan Railway Company, Station 5

    Manhattan Railway Company, Station 5

    Amidst the hustle-bustle of food wholesalers along the bowels of Allen Street is a hidden piece of ephemeral New York.  Above the disheveled store signage at 100 Division Street is enough graffiti to distract the [...]

  • Park Bench Nod

    Park Bench Nod

    Park bench nod in the Allen Street Mall near Division Street. Related Reading:Allen Street Mall Coverage [Bowery Boogie]

  • 2 Allen Street to be Demolished

    2 Allen Street to be Demolished

    The wrecking ball is returning to the eastern reaches of Chinatown. Over the weekend, we noticed that the entire corner plot of 2 Allen Street (aka 118-124 Division Street/1-3 Orchard Street) was surrounded by [...]