The 24-hour public plaza outside 51 Astor Place was unveiled back on June 21... and people have been using and enjoying the space, as far as we can tell...
... and it's starting to have that lived-in East Village look, complete with litter, tags and overflowing trash cans... as seen this weekend...
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Updated 5:15
EVG reader John passes along this photo... showing a spotlessly clean plaza... the tags are gone. Ditto for the heading piles of trash...
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