You've likely sign on the signs of pending reconstruction around Cooper Square and Astor Place...
...where the long-discussed two-year (right!) project is set to start...
Among other things, workers have cleared the bike racks from the area around the Alamo ...
... and moved the Citi Bikes docking station from outside Cooper Union to...
...East Seventh Street and Taras Shevchenko Place ...
We heard about the plan back in 2008... By now, we completely forget what is actually happening here (well, the sign above lays it out...)...So we'll go to Curbed, who reported on this Monday, for details:
The four-part plan will enlarge and revamp the plazas around the Alamo and the uptown 6 subway stop, as well as widen the sidewalks near Cooper Square and freshen up Cooper Park. The biggest change will ease the jumbled intersection of Cooper Square, Fourth Avenue, the Bowery, and 5th Street with creation of the 8,000-square-foot Village Plaza. Every section will see new trees and more plantings, new seating, and new lighting, and construction will last for two years.
And here is the official PDF with the plans and stuff.
Any thoughts on what is about to happen here...?
[H/T EVG reader Wally J.]