[Wednesday night on 6th Street via @hanyakrill]
The other day we noted that there is a big event taking place at the incoming exhibition space for the Brant Foundation on East Sixth Street.
Crews have been busy coming and going from the building's back entrance on East Seventh Street between Avenue A and First Avenue, where two high-powered CAT generators have been stationed since March 19. According to a security guard, the event is for Dom PĂ©rignon tomorrow night.
All told, the party-related activities at the Brant building, which has been cast in a pinkish glow inside the last few nights, will last 11 days, per the signs posted on the building at 421 E. Sixth St.
Several neighbors have grumbled about all this, from 11 days of reserved parking on the street to the often-noisy generators.
A few commenters to our post on Monday thought we should all just mind our own business.
He's probably having some kind of celebration / party in his new space. People need to get lives and mind their business. Now the guy is getting written up on blogs?
And!
Peter Brant is bringing much-needed class and sophistication to this neighborhood. If you want your squats back move to Detroit. Echoing the previous commenter: get lives just because you can't afford champagne!
Some of these comments prompted a resident on East Seventh Street "to demonstrate what a racket they're making."
To the reader: "I'm excited Brant has taken over the space and I'm sure he'll do lovely things for the community, but those babies are loud! I live right in front of where [the generators are] parked and it's very loud up here on the uppers floors. I'm attaching a video of the noise the trucks make — this might set straight some of the commenters who think this is an overreaction!"
Previously on EV Grieve:
Neighbors curious about the 11 days of activity at Peter Brant's exhibition space on East 6th Street