Photo: The view from the Manhattan Bridge. See that advertisement on the side of the storage facility building?
News and notes that caught our eye in the past week:
–The plans to utilize government funds to renovate Kimlau Square in Chinatown have touched off a debate in the community around the value of building a “Gateway Arch.” [Gothamist]
–One of the last remaining shuls along the stretch of East Broadway known as Shtiebel Row, Agudath Israel Youth of Manhattan, is at risk of shuttering. The dwindling congregation fears they won’t have a minyan for much longer. [NY Jewish Week]
–“The Curmudgeon of Rivington Street;” Pierson Tyler-Leonard did not care for the “monied millennials” who had taken over his building. But he eventually warmed up to the new neighbors and he relied on them as his health declined. Eventually he let them in on a secret, “one large enough to alter the course of their lives.” [The New York Times]
–Coming up Thursday evening, a congestion pricing info session with the opportunity for public comments at P.S. 20. [Instagram]
–Veselka has closed its outpost in the Market Line at Essex Crossing. It’s the latest ominous sign for the floundering subterranean market, two-thirds of which has never even opened. [Eater]
–A documentary about Veselka, the East Village institution, is about to make its debut. [Time Out]
–Banksy’s “Crazy Horse” car door painting from an empty lot on Ludlow Street could sell for up to $200,000 at auction. [New York Post]
