Love Saves the Day was a beloved neighborhood vintage clothing and bric-a-brac shop at the corner of East 7th Street and Second Avenue. On March 26th, 2015 an illegal tap in the gas main at 121 Second Avenue resulted in an a explosion and fire that killed two people and destroyed 191, 121 and 123 […]
John Spacely was the star of an indie film titled “Gringo: Story of a Junkie” somewhat based on his own life story. As a promotion, the film’s director, Lech Kowalski, hired artist Art Guerra to create a mural above a storefront just east of 3rd Ave on St Marks Place. For years it’s imposing presence […]
In 2006, following a campaign led by Village Preservation, 398 and 396 West Street were landmarked as part of the Weehawken Street Historic District.
Built in 1816, 57 Sullivan Street is one of 13 federal style houses in Lower Manhattan which Village Preservation and the NY Landmarks Conservancy proposed for landmark designation in 2002. It is among the 10 of the 13 which were landmarked, designated as an individual landmark in 2016. 57 Sullivan Street and surrounding buildings are also […]
