photo: sunset on Essex and Canal by LES resident Ted Buenz
In the news during the past week:
–An update on the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project, which is on time but only 30% complete. [NY1]
–Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine is floating a proposal to demolish the FDR viaduct over by the Brooklyn Bridge, creating a lush boulevard with new open space and access to the water. [Broadsheet]
–The Times’ T Magazine profiles Chinatown-based designers, chefs, shop owners and community organizers — part of a new generation seeking to save the neighborhood is an authentic center of Asian American culture. [The New York Times]
–Here’s a video piece accompanying the T Magazine story. [The New York Times]
–The Tenement Museum has reopened after a year-long restoration project. [Hyperallergic]
–The Warsaw-based gallery Wschód will open a space on Orchard Street on the theory that an extended stay in a gallery space in New York City may be more prudent than participating in art fairs around the world. [Artnet]
–“Nightmare Dollhouse” is an immersive pop-up show from Teatro Sea coming your way for Halloween 2023. [Time Out]
