2nd Avenue sinkhole alert

There is a sinkhole in the works on Second Avenue between Seventh Street and St. Mark's Place (thanks to Chris Rowland for the photo!)... right in the bike lane (perhaps this is why the city still has't repainted the bike path after the milling and paving earlier last month?)

Be mindful if you are walking, riding, stomping or using the LinkNYC kiosk right there.

Updated 6 p.m.

Salim points out a companion sinkhole on First Avenue between Sixth Street and Seventh Street...

St. Mark's Place Sinkhole Alert

Helping prevent potential pothole/sinkhole disaster with cones and cubed shelving here on St. Mark's Place between First Avenue and Second Avenue...



At a previously documented sinkhole spot.

1st day of summer and the pool STILL isn't filled on 7th Street

Apparently some water-main woes here the last few days between First Avenue and Second Avenue... the block is closed to traffic.

1st Avenue back to being 1st Avenue-y

All lanes of traffic are back open today on First Avenue at Seventh Street ... this after five days of repairs for the sinkhole/swallow hole/collapse due to a broken pipe... which backed up traffic all the way south to ____ during that time...



... there appeared to be a sinkhole setback last evening, as this photo via EVG regular Raquel Shapira showed...



Anyway, all good now.

Updated: Now that is a sinkhole on 1st Avenue and 7th Street

Crews are on the scene this afternoon to tend to the sinkhole that formed nearly in the middle of the intersection here on First Avenue and Seventh Street thanks to a broken pipe... looks like traffic is down to one lane for now... and perhaps the near future.

Thanks to @Cool666_ for the photo!

Updated 6:11 p.m.

Raquel Shapira shares these photos...



And Mr. John is on the scene — this is a big job, this sinkhole.



Also: Seventh Street is closed to vehicles for now between First Avenue and Second Avenue.

Updated 9 p.m.

And an in-progress shot of the fill-in a little earlier via Derek Berg...



Updated 3/14



Just one lane (and the bus lane) are open... the bike lane if closed off too...



Updated 3/15

Still working!




[1st Avenue north of 7th Street]

Awaiting repairs for a sidewalk vault on 4th Street

Here's a quick look at 125 E. Fourth St., the site of a partial sidewalk collapse this past Dec. 16.

A worker at the Ultra Nail Beauty Salon reportedly was preparing to open the shop around 10:40 a.m. here between First Avenue and Second Avenue when a 5x4 section of the sidewalk caved in, sending the worker plunging into the building's basement. (Her injuries were apparently not life-threatening.)

According to the Daily News, the DOB issued "aggravated violations" to the property owner for failing "to maintain the building in a safe manner." (This is a co-op building. Public records list the owner as: 125 East 4th Street Owner Corp.)

There doesn't appear to be much activity taking place outside the storefronts. There is, however, an approved work permit on file with the DOB for "replacement of sidewalk vault."

For now, the nail salon remains shuttered. Manny's Barber Shop is for rent...



However, Manny was able to move into the empty space next door shortly after the collapse...



Also on this side of the block, closer to First Avenue, Icon Realty is now renting the former Lavender Mini Spa space...



The asking rent is $6,000 for 600 square feet, per the listing.

Sinkhole alert outside the Cooper Station Post Office

An EVG reader shared this photo from the Cooper Station Post Office on Fourth Avenue at 11th Street... Not sure how long this has been this way... regardless, something to keep an eye on if the line happens to go out the door...

Partial vacate order and violations for sidewalk-collapse building on 4th Street

A few more details have emerged regarding the partial sidewalk collapse outside 125 E. Fourth St. Saturday morning.



According to the Daily News, a worker at the nail salon was preparing to open the shop around 10:40 a.m. here between First Avenue and Second Avenue when a 5x4 section of the sidewalk caved in, sending the worker plunging into the building's basement.

EMTs took the salon employee to Bellevue. Her injuries were not life-threatening, per the News.

The city issued a partial vacate order at the address, which temporarily closes the salon and the adjacent business, Manny's Barber Shop.

Per the News: The Department of Buildings issued "aggravated violations" to the property owner for failing '"to maintain the building in a safe manner." Public records show a court date of Feb. 1.

This is a co-op building. Public records list the owner as: 125 East 4th Street Owner Corp.

Report: Sidewalk sinkhole injures 1 on 4th Street

Person falls in large hole in East Village sidewalk, officials say https://t.co/UrwFHyzKnL

— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) December 16, 2017

There's not much information available at the moment about a 5x4 section of sidewalk that gave way this morning on the north side of Fourth Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue. The Daily News and NBC 4 report that one person was taken to Bellevue with unspecified injuries.

You may now enter and exit Tompkins Square Park at 8th Street and Avenue B

Two months-plus after the sinkhole began to sink... the entrance/exit is back in use.


[EVG photo from June 18 ... the times that we had]

Thanks to @dens for the top photo!

So long to the great sinkhole at the 8th Street entrance to Tompkins Square Park

You'd never really know that anything was ever sinking here at the Eighth Street and Avenue B entrance, which was closed for nearly two months while the repairs were made...



Photos earlier today by Steven

Thursday's parting shot

Still waiting, though not sinking. Eighth Street and Avenue B entrance to Tompkins Square Park...

...previously here ... and here.

Tompkins Square Park sinkhole no longer sinking

Workers have made the broken-pipe repairs here at the Eighth Street/Avenue B entrance to the Park, and are filling in the hole, as the above photo by EVG Sinkhole Correspondent Steven shows.

And from yesterday...



And a flashback to June 18, when it all began [sob]...

GURGLING TUB ALERT issued for the East River Greenway

If you've been on the East River Greenway near 23rd Street in recent weeks, then you may have noticed a sinkhole forming in the bike lane.

Town & Village first reported on it on July 19.

And now?

Town & Village has an update with the headline of the day/week/month/summer....



Read their report here about what's happening with the gurgling tub.

Your weekly update on the Tompkins Square Park sinkhole

The first two photos are from Wednesday evening at the Eighth Street/Avenue B entrance to Tompkins Square Park...







... and today...





Have you seen anyone work on the month-old sinkhole this past week? Doesn't seems as if there was much, if any, progress this week.

Previously

That sinkhole feeling

Back on Wednesday, workers started making repairs on the sinkhole at the Eighth Street/Avenue B entrance to Tompkins Square Park... there hasn't been any work on the hole since then.

It appears there is still a broken section of pipe, per these photos from today ...



No one is around to ask... so no word on what the delay might be. Waiting for a part?

Also, as you can see in the top photo, there were a lot of pigeons to the left of the hole... it appears that someone fed them...

Developing: Activity at the Tompkins Square Park sinkhole; the Crazy Stallion connection

Thanks you for all the emails, tweets and Instagrams... noting that there is activity at the site of the Tompkins Square Park sinkhole at the Avenue B/Eighth Street entrance. The photos here are by EVG correspondent Steven. Updates to follow, unless nothing else happens.

And for those of you concerned about the status of the trashcan the sinkhole swallowed... it appears to be in good shape... ready to collect trash again after a stint in PT...



Also, we can exclusively reveal what else was inside the sinkhole...



Two empty cans of Crazy Stallion.

Updated





Evening update

Progress?



Thanks to @dens for the photo!

Tompkins Square Park sinkhole awaiting new pipe

On Saturday, workers began digging out the 4-week-old sinkhole at the Eighth Street/Avenue B entrance to Tompkins Square Park.

A worker said that he was making way for the plumbers to fix the vitrified clay pipe (guessing!) installed during the Cleveland administration that broke.

Unfortunately, the plumber apparently couldn't make it today. The hole remains uncovered, awaiting new pipe...





The good news is the trashcan that the sinkhole swallowed has been safely retrieved.