Photo: NYCHA’s Seward Park Extension.
Recent headlines:
–NYCHA has selected a private consortium consisting of MDG Design + Construction, Essence Development, and Wavecrest Management to take over three public housing complexes on the Lower East Side. Seward Park Extension, the Hernandez Houses and Meltzer Towers are all entering the PACT program, which is meant to facilitate large-scale renovations but which is controversial amongst many public housing advocates who are opposed to privatization of NYCHA complexes. [The Architect’s Newspaper]
–A private membership club is coming to 48 Clinton St., the onetime home of LoHo Studios. The owners will go to Community Board 3 this month, seeking support for a liquor permit. [EV Grieve]
–A new book “offers a full-color celebration of (Lee Quiñones and his) five-decade career that exploded out of the underground to encompass gallery shows with Fab 5 Freddy and Jean-Michel Basquiat, a starring role in the cult film Wild Style, and more.” [Vanity Fair]
–The streetwear brand Fugazi has opened a store at the corner of Canal and Orchard streets. [Brooklyn Vegan]
–Danny Bowien can’t quit the neighborhood. Mission Chinese will be popping up in Chinatown one day a week for the next several months. The East Broadway location of Mission Chinese closed in 2020. [Eater]
–Kin Gin, a high-end Japanese restaurant from a Masa alum is opening at 107 Rivington St. “The modern dining room has luxurious swagger. A sushi and cocktail lounge, Golden Guy, will open upstairs this summer.” [The New York Times]
