Friday, January 7, 2011

[Updated] Through the years with 2 Cooper Square

We first saw the plans for 37 E. Fourth St. back in January 2007... soon, the luxury high-rise became known, like, as 2 Cooper Square here on the corner of the Bowery....




And there was the demolition ... and work on the pit...



In the spring of 2009, when the construction looked ready to start becoming more visible, I decided to start this project... Once either on a Saturday or Sunday morning, I'd stand as close as possible in the same spot and take a picture.... And I did this for, oh, 19 months or so.

[An aside: So this means that I haven't left the city in 19 months? Almost! If I was away then I had someone fill in for me, such as the long-lost Intern of EV Grieve or the Graffiti Friend of EV Grieve (GFOEVG). But pretty much I took most of the photos...]

So, I decided to bring the project to an end... of late there have been few noticeable exterior changes. Sure, we'll get some retail (Hello Duane Reade!) one day, but for now... feel free to watch 2 Cooper Square grow right before your eyes...

May 30, 2009



June 6


June 13


June 20


June 27


July 4


July 11


July 18


July 25


Aug. 1


Aug. 8


Aug. 15


Aug. 22


Aug. 29


Sept. 5


Sept. 12


Sept. 19


Sept. 26


Oct. 4


Oct. 10


Oct. 17


Oct. 24


Oct. 31


Nov. 6


Nov. 14


Nov. 21


Nov. 28


Dec. 4


Dec. 12


Dec. 19


Dec. 26


Jan. 2, 2010



Jan. 9


Jan. 16


Jan. 23


Jan. 30


Feb. 6


Feb. 13


Feb. 20


Feb. 27


March 6


March 13


March 20


March 27


April 3


April 10


April 17


April 24


May 1


May 8


May 15


May 22


May 29


June 5


June 12


June 19


June 26


July 3


July 10


July 17


July 24


July 31


Aug. 7


Aug. 14


Aug. 21


Aug. 28


Sept. 4


Sept. 11


Sept. 18


Sept. 25


Oct. 2


Oct. 9


Oct. 16


Oct. 23


Oct. 30


Nov. 6


Nov. 13


Nov. 20


Nov. 27


Dec. 4


Dec. 11


Dec. 18


Dec. 25


Jan. 1, 2011



Jan. 8



Jan. 15


Jan. 22


Jan. 29


Feb. 5


Feb. 12


Feb. 19


Feb. 26

Oops!

March 5


March 12


Woo!

Thursday, January 6, 2011

7A closed for renovations



The weekend-end brunch magnet at Avenue A and Seventh Street is closed until next Friday for renovations, per the sign on the door... same menu when it reopens... Thanks to RyanOnAveA for the photo/tip...

(And I swear it was open last night...)

Ringing in the new year...

This really sucks... spotted on Ninth Street and Avenue B...



...and on 14th Street...


[Thanks to the reader for the above photo]