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Photo from last Nov. 25 by John M.]
One year ago today, workers packed up and carted off The Alamo for safekeeping for the duration of the reconstruction of Astor Place. (
Gothamist captured the moment on video.)
Anyway. One year later. And the cube, which was installed
here in 1967, remains in storage
somewhere.
Well,
except for on Halloween...

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Photo by 8E]
The CB3 website has a
page dedicated to local construction projects, including the reconstruction of Astor Place. Plans for the multi-year(s) project have included reconfiguring/revamping the Astor Place/Cooper Square streetscape with three new permanent plazas, additional seating, trees and a new design for Peter Cooper Park.
There's a link to
a weekly bulletin (PDF), noting what's happening now. This week, workers are continuing to install new granite slabs in Peter Cooper Park...
Sidewalk excavations/installation continue on Cooper Square West...
... and well as new sidewalks along the Cooper Union building...
While there is noticeable progress, it still
seems like a bit of a mess...
However, there isn't any word among the city updates about the status of the cube. A "community advisory notice" dated Oct. 21, 2104, notes:
The Alamo Cube is slated to be removed and hoisted off by crane from the site and transported to a storage and conservation facility for rehabilitation by the end of the year. The exact timing and details of the removal are still pending. Once confirmed, further details will be provided. After rehabilitation is complete, the Alamo Cube will be reinstalled into its rightful place, along the new Alamo Plaza.

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A rendering of the new Astor Place]
We haven't seen anything about a possible completion date. The CB3 site still lists August 2015. A reconstruction project page via
the Cooper Union Library on Facebook says January 2016.
So might as well pull up a comfy chair and just enjoy the rest of the construction...
Previously on EV Grieve:
The Alamo returns to Astor Place this Halloween
Five years later, Astor Place apparently ready for its 2-year reconstruction project
This is what it might be like living inside the Alamo on Astor Place
RIP Tony Rosenthal, the sculptor who created the Astor Place cube