1stdibs, an online auctioneer that specializes in the sale of high end vintage goods ranging from furniture to fine art, has agreed to a deal to take the 12-story building's entire third floor, a 42,232-square-foot space, for 15-years.
.@evgrieve With their first rent bill, of course!
— 51 Astor Place (@51deathstar) October 11, 2013
La Plaza Cultural Community Garden & the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space Join Forces to Give Land a Fresh Start After Superstorm Sandy
Saturday, Oct. 12, Noon
Sunday, Oct. 13, Noon
What: “Day of the Dirt” Garden Restoration
Where: La Plaza Cultural Community Garden (Corner of 9th St and Avenue C
Why: La Plaza Cultural Community Garden will be receiving 50 yards of soil (1,350 square feet!) and compost to distribute around the garden to help recover from Sandy.
How: We will be moving the soil manually by wheelbarrow and spreading it with people power. If you want to volunteer, just show up! Gloves, rakes, other tools will be provided on site.
Who: We need volunteers of all ages to help by:
● hauling soil in shifts
● helping spread it with rakes and shovels
● planting grass seed in the freshly laid lawn area
● helping to transplant plants that we want to save
● removing items in the way of where we're laying the soil
● gathering stray bricks
We’re giving La Plaza a fresh start after Sandy, and we really need those who can make it to come out and help us restore this special place.
The Bhakti Buffet serves the guests of the Bhakti Center and is open to the public. The buffet is run by Chaitanya Kapadia, Krsangi Chander, and Mathura Rico, all of whom were born and raised in the bhakti tradition and see their service as a labor of love. Following the standards of bhakti-yoga, all preparations are pure vegetarian/vegan and are prepared following immaculate standards of cleanliness while bearing a bhava or mood of devotion. In other words, the food is cooked with love.
The menus include traditional Indian dishes as well as international favorites that are both delicious and healthy. The prices are affordable and the portions are hearty.
Generally the buffet will include…
1 special entree
2 vegetable dishes
1 or 2 rice dishes
1 soup
2 salads
1 drink
PRICING
$12 – the entire buffet
$8 – any three items
$6 – soup and salad
$3 – dollars any single item
While there's plenty of room for campy humor, the zingers go beyond the obvious, making for a well-rounded and thoughtful production that is sophisticated and subtle as well as over-the-top absurd. Much attention was placed on the details as well as the polished dramatic performances and musical dance numbers featuring the Gold Dust Orphans. There was a good dose of creative puppetry, too, and a cache of clever surprises.
