Notices are up along the sidewalk bridge on the northwest corner of Houston at Avenue B from the the NYC Department of Homeless Services (DHS) ...
The flyers state that the DHS along with the NYPD and other city agencies "will complete a clean-up" of this area...and people need to vacate along with their belongings. Anything left behind by tomorrow may be discarded.
As for this longstanding sidewalk bridge, according to the DOB, a permit for it was first approved in December 2014. The city renewed the permit in October. The building, 6 Avenue B, has been vacant for years. The liquor store in the retail space has been closed since the owner died in the fall of 2009.
Updated 12/22
The area under the sidewalk bridge has been cleaned...
Now everything that was there is neatly stacked a few feet away on the curb (as Neighbor noted in the comments) ...
... and the belonging all have these fake-looking U.S. Federal Use labels...
And "Max," who was sleeping under the sidewalk bridge, is now in the adjacent bus shelter.
Previously on EV Grieve:
DHS flyers on 1st Street
