Friday, July 7, 2023

City removes the curbside dining space outside Theatre 80 on St. Mark's Place

This morning, city workers began removing the curbside dining structure from outside the former Theatre 80/William Barnacle Tavern on St. Mark's Place just west of First Avenue. (Thanks to the reader for these photos.

On April 7, the Department of Transportation issued a "Termination" notice for the curbside space — just two days after a court-appointed bankruptcy trustee locked the longtime owners out of the premises. 
Several readers-residents previously noted that it seemed cruel to issue the notice so soon after the court-sanctioned removal of owners Lorcan and Genie Otway. It also showed a remarkable steely precision by the DOT, not known for staying on top of the multiple unused or abandoned streeteries around the neighborhood.

The owners of Foxface, current residents and former commercial tenants of the building housing Theatre 80, were reportedly the high bidders for 78-80 St. Mark's Place during its bankruptcy auction on May 9.

Their new venture, Foxface Natural, debuted in May at 189 Avenue A between 11th Street and 12th Street.

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Thanks to Steven for this photo...

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Can we get an update on the otways

Anonymous said...

Please get rid of the rest of the outdoor dining sheds.

Anonymous said...

What an improvement!

Mark said...

I am pivoting off of what 5:30 PM said. It's 2023. Time to eliminate the sheds. Most are unsightly, and as someone who previously served dining customers as a waiter in a shed at a former local restaurant, they are a public nuance chalked full of biohazards. So glad the city finally removed this shed in particular.

NOTORIOUS said...

The streets look so much cleaner and the sidewalks are much easier to navigate without these sheds. I was 100% for them during the pandemic but it's time to turn the page and get rid of them.

Exterminator said...

Absolutely, get rid of all the sheds.
And get rid of the new tall ugly glass
buildings that are killing the birds and
blocking the sun. And get rid of all the
developers & landlords who are imposing
these monstrosities on us. And vote out
the local politicians who are behind this
desecration.

Anonymous said...

"The streets look so much cleaner"

....there's just going to be a car there instead. 100x worse

Anonymous said...

get rid of all street car parking, add more pedestrian space: yes, outdoor dining, trees, flowers, benches, etc.

like this: https://www.instagram.com/p/CqLW7GdNSTc/

Anonymous said...

What about between A and B on 7th St and 9th street, it's disgusting and claustrophobic walking through there. Pandemic is OVER.

Anonymous said...

Why must anti-car activists always post? They should not even be allowed to post. Yes, activists, vehicles are used for carrying items and transportation and we do not want to use horse and buggy. Enough. Nothing to do with this.

Duda said...

"Why must anti-car activists always post? They should not even be allowed to post."

Very inclusive! Good way to think about things!

Because...they are bad for city/environment/ we have an amazing public transportation system in place/ only 22% of those who live in Manhattan actually own a car.

As someone who lives here, i rather that space be a public space, it doesn't have to be for the restaurant. But the streets are ALWAYS packed with cars from people who dont live here. Why is that better?

Just weird how excited people get over something being taken down only for 1-2 cars to be put in it's place...how is that better?