Thursday, September 2, 2010

A Building sidewalk shed ushers in new crisis: How will residents hail a cab?

Per Tuesday's post, workers began erecting a sidewalk shed in front of the two-year-old pool-party-palace the A Building on East 13th Street... Shed up! The DOB issued the work permit yesterday for...



... "emergency repair to balconies." (The Real Deal reported on some of the problems with the building back in April.)

Meanwhile, speaking of emergencies...



... the sidewalk shed now obstructs one of the building's many amenities....



... the light-up sign for hailing taxis....


[top image via Curbed]

Or maybe the sign had to be removed. Well, at least the sidewalk shed will keep residents out of the elements while waiting for a cab.

For further reading:
East Village, Long Gentrified, Takes a Snooty Turn
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1 comment:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 4, 2010 at 1:59 PM

    Interesting that no one has commented on this post. I guess the people who live in the A building are too good to read East Village blogs. :)

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