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March 23rd, 2010
 Photo by Matthew Monteith For a few hours this past weekend, a group of people seldom celebrated in the art world got their moment in the sun. It was the Art Handling Olympics, one of the strangest competitive events you’re likely to see anywhere. These under appreciated, underpaid (and as the Times noted very often heavily tattooed and bearded) workers keep New York’s galleries and museums running. March 23rd, 2010
 59 East 2nd Street We just returned from the Landmarks Preservation Commission hearing, where the fate of several Lower East Side buildings were considered. The most controversial matter before the commissioners: whether to give landmark status to the Russian Orthodox Cathedral (59 East 2nd Street). Members of the congregation strongly opposed the idea, saying the move could ruin them financially. The Commission will not rule for at least several weeks. We’ll have details from the passionate testimony this afternoon. Continue reading Commission Considers Landmarking Several LES Buildings March 23rd, 2010
Blaise Allysen Kearsley’s enthralling monthly series, How I Learned, is back at Happy Ending tomorrow night at 8pm. The event is FREE and always features interesting authors, comedians, and story-tellers focusing on a certain topic. This month’s theme: “How I Learned What Life is Like.” The lineup includes: Stefan Merrill Block (The Story of Forgetting), Julie Klausner (I Don’t Care About Your Band ), Daniel Nester (How to Be Inappropriate), and Justin Taylor (Everything Here is the Best Thing Ever).
March 23rd, 2010
March 23rd, 2010
March 23rd, 2010
NYU plans to expand its campuses by 40% in next two decades (NYT). Parents of special ed kids say they’re paying the price for overcrowded schools. A parent leader of P.S. 94, which is contracting to make more room for the Girls Prep Charter School, is among those speaking out (Daily News). MTA holds vote on revised service cuts (NY1). March 23rd, 2010
This morning the Landmarks Preservation Commission will consider protecting a few Lower East Side buildings, including the Loews Canal Theater. You can see a portion of the 1927 jewel above (it’s the one in the middle with the shuttered electronics store below). Tonight, CB3 will hold its monthly full board meeting. And the people behind the LES’s new CSA will be holding an informational meeting. Look for a high today of 59 with more showers. We should see the sun again by Thursday. |
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