Community Board 3 and city planning officials have decided to delay an in-depth discussion on the future of the Essex Street Market (it was originally scheduled to take place May 2). Neighborhood activists have been gearing up to defend...
Next month, Community Board 3's Seward Park redevelopment committee will tackle a thorny issue: whether the Essex Street Market should be demolished and relocated in a new building south of Delancey. There are four market buildings, two of which...
We have an update today on Jeffrey Ruhalter, the Essex Street Market butcher who temporarily closed up shop earlier this month. Yesterday, Jeffrey was in his old space shooting a television pilot, along with LES chef Marja Samsom (formerly...
To close out the week, yet another update on the Seward Park redevelopment process! Earlier this week, we wrote about the RFP (request for proposals) the NYC Economic Development Corp. issued before hiring architectural firm Beyer Blinder Belle.
One item...
In our coverage of the Seward Park redevelopment process last week, we mentioned that some community activists were less than thrilled that the city hired an architectural firm without consulting them. The firm, Beyer Binder Belle, began working with...
We just received the following statement from Jeffrey Ruhalter of Jeffrey's Meats in the Essex Street Market:
I speak to my/our community.
I sent out a press release last week in a last ditch effort for help because I have run...
This morning, there are no signs of any activity at Jeffrey's Meats in the Essex Street Market and the display cases are completely bare. Yesterday, an employee told us it was the store's last day in business. In the...
Over at the Essex Street Market this afternoon, the staff of Jeffrey's Meats appears to be preparing for a "move out." Odds-and-ends are being removed from Jeffrey's office -- boxes are being packed. When asked whether the business was...
People alarmed at last week's news of a 29% rent hike for merchants renewing their leases at the Essex Street Market, will no doubt be interested in this item. Today, NYC Comptroller John Liu releases a report highly critical...
Tonight the Seward Park redevelopment (SPURA) task force reconvenes for the first time since its members, in an historic vote, approved planning guidelines last month. There will be presentations from city officials about the next steps in the community...
