SCENE FROM THE STREET
The six-story, 63’ tall undulating red brick façade, at the intersection of Hudson and Charles Streets in the West Village, is finishing up.
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The six-story, 63’ tall undulating red brick façade, at the intersection of Hudson and Charles Streets in the West Village, is finishing up.
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224 years ago, New York City was in a situation many of us may find familiar today. An epidemic (yellow fever, not COVID-19) was ripping through the streets, claiming the lives of thousands of New Yorkers. Many of these victims were laid to rest in public burial grounds known as potter’s fields
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Recent news reports in YIMBY, Dezeen and the New York Review of Architecture have announced that the stainless-steel mirrored ‘bean’ sculpture by the British-Indian artist Anish Kapoor, located at the base of 56 Leonard Street, has finally been completed. I visited the sculpture and found the completion to be greatly exaggerated.
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West Harlem residents say new shared trash bins are an ‘ugly’ sight on historic block. Are they...
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Cowgirl restaurant, Empire Provisions, Westgate Cleaners, Southern Charm, Ready To Eat, and Bird Dog pasta restaurant, at the northwest corner of Hudson and West 10th Streets, have been shrouded by sidewalk sheds and scaffolding over its facades for most of the Covid pandemic. But a lot of work has been done and now the scaffolding has come down to reveal this 1889 building at its former glory.
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We recognize names like Jacqueline Onassis, Humphrey Bogart, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker and Cicely Tyson. All have been honored with streets or places in Manhattan co-named for them.
Read MoreAug, 2023 | Scenes From the Street
SCENE FROM THE STREET How Do We Solve the Flooding Problem? With Walls? Text and photo by Brian J Pape, AIA During Storm Sandy, as well as more recently, the Hudson River overflowed its seawalls at the Hudson River Park (here...
Read MoreAug, 2023 | Scenes From the Street
Have you noticed these special padlock-shaped appendages locked to railings or tree guards around town?
Read MoreAug, 2023 | Scenes From the Street
We may recognize names like Jacqueline Onassis and David Dinkins or entertainment greats like Humphrey Bogart, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Cicely Tyson, Count Basie and Al Jolson. All have been honored with streets or places in Manhattan co-named for them. Let’s explore people in Greenwich Village who have been so honored
Read MoreAug, 2023 | Neighborhood, Scenes From the Street
The 8’ x 8’ metal cube sculpture was initially titled “Sculpture in Environment” but the artist’s wife, Cynthia Rosenthal, called it “Alamo” and that stuck.
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Mid-June saw major improvement and progress in Hudson River Park, including repaving the long-anticipated Gansevoort Park bikeway, a missing link in the miles of protected greenway.
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On the Hudson River Park esplanade is the beautiful bronze sculpture “Apple” (2000/01) by West Village artist Stephan Weiss (1938-2001). It includes a sitting platform and a ‘core’ cut-out, making it a wonderful climbing adventure for children.
Read MoreJul, 2023 | Scenes From the Street
Walking on Tenth Street on the way to dinner, we were surprised to come to a demonstration at the Fourth Street intersection. Only in the Village, perhaps, can one happen upon such a powerful display, wordless, unmoving, disguised.
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SCENES FROM THE STREET 156 Perry Street Demolition Text and photo by Brian J Pape, AIA Almost...
Read MoreJun, 2023 | Scenes From the Street
A masked gentleman walking his cute little dog called out my name as I was walking past. He had read my article in May’s Village View about the Pier 26 Science Playground at the end of N. Moore Street. I had mischievously asked “is there a South Moore Street?” without checking further.
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