"In digging out the roadbed for Third Avenue near Stuyvesant crews uncovered what I believe to be crossovers for the Third Avenue and crosstown streetcars. It may be difficult to see in the photos but one axis runs east/west (Stuyvesant) and the other runs parallel to Third Avenue."
When the Stuyvesant and Ninth Street mini-parks were built I remember Stuyvesant Street tracks being dug out."
A group of structures known collectively as Design Pavilion will take over the newly renovated Astor Place Plaza. Highlights include an installation by Snarkitecture for the condominium development 125 Greenwich Street; a structure designed by Harry Allen with the biomaterials company Ecovative; the DuPont Corian Blur Bar by Joe Doucet; and Growth, a show of new objects curated by the American Design Club.
With so many NYC institutions dropping like flies, due to skyrocketing rent, one barber shop remains. Since 1939, Astor Barber has been cutting hair with pizzazz and is still one of NYC's most loved institutions. Get your hair cut from cradle to grave... literally! The Vezza family, their loyal customers and over 50 stylists working at Astor will show why this three-generation family-owned business attracts 'em all. It’s a story of endurance and a family, its employees and customers that stuck together against the odds in NYC.
This piano is a celebration of the people and the arts of New York City. Growing up here, I was exposed to the visual clash of graffiti, decaying walls, torn-up ads, and the effect that time and the elements had on surfaces. Bright colors are an essential element in the piano in order to depict the diversity and fast pace of the city. I incorporated collage work using my photographs sketches, journal pages and scribbles on pieces of scrap paper. The piano also includes a "piano chords" chart to invite non-musicians to play also. Hoping this interactive and participatory experience with the work can perhaps become gateway into music, the arts and learning an instrument.
Boarding up the cube at Astor place #nyc https://t.co/9l9UjyiY6E
— Chris Alexander (@alexandermania) October 15, 2014@evgrieve The sign guy may have been a little over eager. #astorplace #notgreen pic.twitter.com/LKs5i0NOKv
— Pinhead (@evpinhead) August 12, 2014
"I think it shows a different stance on small business [under de Blasio], and a lot of those smaller businesses that have been set upon by city government should find this encouraging to fight back," said Advocates for Justice lawyer Arthur Schwartz, who is representing Delakas.
Delakas must pay the city $1,000 for a new license before he can reopen, plus the first $1,000 out of a $9,000 fine, according to legal documents.
He has to pay another $3,000 in May, $2,000 in August and $3,000 by Nov. 1, according to the documents.
De Blasio has frequented the Greenwich Village institution for about 30 years, according to John Vezza, one of the shop's co-owners.
"He's been coming since he was in college [at NYU]," Vezza said.
Hizzoner sits in Alberto Amore’s chair and practices his Italian on the Sicily native.
"He loves to speak in Italian. He calls me professor because I only speak in Italian," Amore said with pride. "He reads the paper in Italian. If there's a word he doesn’t understand, he says, ‘What does it mean, this.'"