New things on Astor Place (not the Alamo, which isn't technically new)

[Photo Tuesday by @unitof]

As you probably noticed, the Alamo returned to the revamped Astor Place on Tuesday.

Several readers asked if the fencing will remain around the cube.


[Photo Wednesday by @evgrieve]

I don't know. I doubt it. The barricades look pretty temporary, and will likely be removed when the glue dries. Or when people people realize the this Alamo is made of cardboard because the original one was lost. I've heard from several people who think the cube looks smaller ... and from several who believe it's now larger.

Meanwhile! The Alamo's return overshadowed another arrival this past week: A second zipper bench. This one is located outside the uptown 6 entrance.



Thanks to @edenbrower and @unitof for pointing this out!

Something seems different about the new cube

@evgrieve Funny, it doesn't look the way I remember it. pic.twitter.com/VRDAKkoNDz

— Pinhead (@evpinhead) November 1, 2016

Heh...

[Updating] The cube is back in town

[Photo by Vinny & O]

After nearly two years away (and a few fakeouts), the Alamo has returned to Astor Place... workers are putting in back into place on the revamped Astor Place...

Breaking News! The Cube is back!!The Cube is back!!The Cube is back!!The Cube is back!!The Cube is back!!The Cube is back!! pic.twitter.com/vUl7lUjX9u

— Astor Place NYC (@AstorPlaceNYC) November 1, 2016

Workers packed up and carted off the Alamo for safekeeping for the duration of the Astor Place-Cooper Square reconstruction back on Nov. 25, 2014. The cube was installed here in 1967.

Updating...

Here's an aerial view via DP in the EV...



...via Russell K. ...



...via Sheila...





...via EVG...



... 10 p.m. ...

Astor Alive! Festival schedule; plus Community Advisory about the return of the Alamo

Click on the link in the tweet below for the full schedule for this weekend's Astor Alive! Festival...

The full performance schedule for Astor Alive! is now available. Check it out here - https://t.co/dlQSlvSJlC pic.twitter.com/HMYYj2A9DU

— Astor Place NYC (@AstorPlaceNYC) September 14, 2016

The event includes the return of Jim Power's refurbished mosaic light poles to the area.

Meanwhile...

A Community Advisory went out on Tuesday noting that the Alamo/cube was returning to Astor Place yesterday.

By 10 a.m. yesterday, we heard that it wasn't going to happen... some logistical issues.

At 1:31 p.m., the Community Construction Liaison for the Reconstruction of Astor Place and Cooper Square sent out an email with an apology and the following Community Advisory...

"The procedure for its return will be rescheduled for a later date to occur when we are confident the process will happen as seamlessly as possible."



The Alamo has been gone now for safekeeping and refurbishing for 22 months. Hopefully it isn't lost.

[Updated] Cube return countdown at Astor Place

As we first noted yesterday, workers will be re-installing the Alamo on Astor Place at some point today... looks as if it's really happening this time...

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A photo posted by Astor Place NYC (@astorplacenyc) on Sep 14, 2016 at 4:31am PDT

Updated 10 a.m.
AARRGH...

Cube News - The Cube's anticipated return today, by @NYCDDC has been delayed due to logistical issues. Stay tuned for news about a new date.

— Astor Place NYC (@AstorPlaceNYC) September 14, 2016

Previously on EV Grieve:
There goes The Alamo

Anticipation builds for the return of the Alamo with the arrival of this caution tape

Workers today have blocked off the area around where the Alamo will rest on Astor Place, as these photos by EVG reader JinSoo show ... fueling speculation that the cube's return is imminent...



No official word on this just yet... After a fake out in June, the Parks Department said that the refurbished Alamo would be back in August. (And seeing as today is Aug. 31...)

Workers packed up and carted off the Alamo for safekeeping for the duration of the Astor Place-Cooper Square reconstruction back on Nov. 25, 2014. The cube was installed here in 1967.