Maybe renting that place on 3rd Avenue isn't such a bad idea after all

We picked this up from Curbed:

New data published in Science shows that if the planet warms by 2 degrees Celsius, sea levels will rise about 20 feet. It's pretty much a given that this will happen, it's just a matter of when — it could be by the end of the century.

And!

In New York, it means that entire neighborhoods would be wiped out and 1.8 million people would be displaced.

And if/when this happens, the water will wash over a good part of this neighborhood... west to First Avenue in spots... south to Avenue A around East Fourth Street...


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City officials today hinted that the rising sea levels will push back the completion date of the East Houston Reconstruction Project by 27 years.

Anyway, you can find the full report here at Science. And read more here at Gizmodo.

Despite predicament, Mickey Mouse still smiling

We spotted this tragic scene earlier this week on Avenue A at East 10th Street ... some poor child is now Mickey balloon-less...

At this point, we do not know if the balloon was lost before or after its intended destination. Perhaps an errant delivery person accidentally let go of the balloon on the way to the party ... or, after the celebration, the excited child let the balloon slip from his or her grasp... only to see it tangled above Avenue A ... slowly losing air... but Mickey, still stuck as of this morning, is managing this crisis. Still smiling.

10 businesses that I spent time in last spring, and how they look today

Yummy House...

Film Academy Cafe...

[Bobby Williams]

Life Cafe...

Mars Bar...

[Photo yesterday by Bobby Williams]

Sal's Pizzeria...

Intervideo Electronics...

Billy Antiques & Props...

Polonia...

East Village Farms...

The Holiday...

Business as usual? Part of the New York is always changing mantra...? Or is the rate of transformation accelerating of late...?

Doomed corners

Oh, I'm just taking photos of some seemingly doomed locations... spots where you figure a condo will be plopped down some day soon... Avenue C between Houston and Second Street the other day....