Something noticeable missing here: Cabs. Punjabi Grocery & Deli is, of course, a favorite stop for cab drivers to get tea and some affordable vegetarian food... not to mention use the restroom...
I'm not sure how long First Street will be a mess... I'm wondering what kind of impact this will have on Punjabi's business...
I was ready to duck inside the other day, and saw a healthy crowd inside ... enough to deter me from going in... the cab drivers seemingly just have to park a little further away for now...
Previously on EV Grieve:
Coming soon to East Houston: Construction, hell, rodent control stations
Long-threatened East Houston reconstruction starting this month
Yeah, I was going to respond to your initial question asking where the cabs were and saw you answered yourself. The cabs and cabbies are still there and business in the deli seems good. I picked up some samosas, rice, and sweets there last week and there were at least three other diners there from what I saw at first glance. Please don't tell me the plan is to uproot the trees over there and demolish that itty bitty park. Do you know what the plans are for that street?
ReplyDeleteI don't know all the plans... Need to dig those up...
ReplyDeletefunny that you post this. just yesterday, there was a whole convention of cabbies parked there. it was a crazy sight to say the least.
ReplyDeletePlease God don't let this continue through to 1st Street b/w 1st and 2nd.
ReplyDelete@Billy
ReplyDeleteNo plans for work on 1st between 1st ave and second ave.
Their stupid trucks were totally blocking the crosswalk sign at 1st and 1st, I had to sit there forever because I didn't understand that you could walk while the traffic light was green
ReplyDeleteBTW: They (someone) have been upgrading the park on the North side of Houston between 1st & 2nd Avenues.
ReplyDeleteA path, new plants. Will it be open to the public?