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Missed Paradise: Street Art Gets Buffed as Billboard Rises on Prince Street
Last modified August 4, 2020 at 10:26 am
Those anti-looting plywood barriers are coming down as stores are finally reopening. For street artists, though, it’s a mad scramble to reclaim the work they created to beautify the blight. Many artists continue to petition management of buildings, store owners, or simply salvaging them from the trash. Others are still producing work on the storefronts that […]
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Fridays Under $40: Long Lost Friends
Posted July 24, 2020 at 5:09 am
In our new Friday column, “Fridays Under $40,” contributor Sara Graham hits the streets to find cheap eats and affordable things to do during these weird times. We may not be able to get to a Broadway show anytime soon, but we can get some live entertainment and a $4 glass of wine. Where? Puglia. […]
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Friday’s Under $40: Little Italy
Last modified July 10, 2020 at 7:06 am
In our new Friday column, contributor Sara Graham hits the streets to find cheap eats and affordable things to do during these weird times. Like many New Yorkers, I’m working from home and I’m definitely developing aches and pains from sitting on an uncomfortable dining chair as I type away from my “kitchen office.” It’s […]
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Mulberry Street Closes, Gets More Outdoor Dining Space
Posted July 8, 2020 at 5:07 am
Mulberry Street in Little Italy is now one of several stretches of city roadbed that is closed to car traffic in an effort to support outdoor dining for local restaurants. This comes in light of the extended pause on indoor dining, previously slated to open at half capacity this past Monday. This past Saturday morning, barricades […]
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Under Presure from Chinatown, Mayor Pledges $80M to Restore 70 Mulberry Street
Posted July 3, 2020 at 5:02 am
The fire-scorched school building at 70 Mulberry Street will see life anew, thanks to massive city funding. Mayor de Blasio announced yesterday in his morning press briefing that the new budget contains a line item for $80 million dedicated to restoration of the historic building. Hizzoner spent a solid four minutes discussing how Chinatown was […]
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Rallying Against Demolition of Century-Old School Building at 70 Mulberry Street
Last modified June 30, 2020 at 1:08 pm
Saturday afternoon, dozens of preservationists gathered outside 70 Mulberry Street to protest the demolition of a Chinatown relic. The former public school building that has served as a beacon of neighborhood nonprofits for decades. More than one hundred people congregated outside the fire-stricken structure. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams also showed his support for the […]
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Community Protests City’s Demolition of 70 Mulberry Street
Posted June 25, 2020 at 5:00 am
It’s been five months since a devastating fire tore through the historic PS 23 building at 70 Mulberry Street. And with the city amidst full demolition – permits were approved this month – area preservationists are rallying to save what’s left. Neighbors argue that there is a total lack of transparency regarding the demolition and […]
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In Controversial Move, City Files Plans to Demolish 70 Mulberry Street
Last modified June 9, 2020 at 10:52 am
While the Department of Citywide Administrative Services and mayor’s office continued an apparent charade of “community engagement” at Community Board 3, the city quietly filed plans with Department of Buildings to demolish the PS23 facility at 70 Mulberry Street. Even though some Chinatown residents believe a full demolition would yield a swanky new building within […]
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Aerial Photos Call into Question City’s Decision to Fully Demolish 70 Mulberry Street
Posted June 1, 2020 at 5:08 am
On the evening of January 23, as Chinatown residents prepared for the Lunar New Year, a devastating five-alarm fire decimated the former PS23 at 70 Mulberry Street. Nearly five months later, many in the neighborhood continue to question the city’s choice to fully demolish the facility. Especially after the emergence of aerial photos showing the […]
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Displaced Tenants of 70 Mulberry Street Issue Statement on Demolition and Redevelopment
Posted May 27, 2020 at 5:04 am
In the wake of a divisive Community Board 3 meeting, in which preservationists were pitted against a desire for return, the displaced tenants of 70 Mulberry Street came together yesterday and issued a joint statement about shared priorities moving forward. Many in the Chinatown community feel that the city, owner of the fire-scorched former school […]
