Out! The barriers that were easily moved. In! A sidewalk bridge...
Thanks to @unitof for first alerting us to this yesterday...
One positive about the new sidewalk bridge — the presence of blogger portals on the plywood... where you can keep track of the progress of 1 St. Mark's Place ... still in the foundation stages...
Meanwhile, four blocks to the south, on the site of the former B-Bar & Grill, the new office building (360 Bowery) is up to the 19th of 21 floors (and they started AFTER 1 St. Mark's Place)...
A few years back, the pedestrian passageway on the north side of St. Mark's Place had been involved in an ongoing game of barrier accordion that saw the corridor shrink-expand anywhere from 18 inches to an inch. (Relive the memories here and here.)