New Yorkers: Weigh in on the Swiftly Sprouting ASTOR PLACE "Luxury" High Rise

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Yeah, the Bowery is chock'a'bloc of new, bizarre-o highrises...in fact, i was strolling up that avenue today...

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-08-12%2011.35.12%20-0700/Image-96F9BD7CEC8D11D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 12 August 2004 23:45 (nineteen years ago) link

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-08-12%2011.35.12%20-0700/Image-96F9CB14EC8D11D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 12 August 2004 23:46 (nineteen years ago) link

http://www.alltooflat.com/pranks/cube/cube50.jpg

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 13 August 2004 00:01 (nineteen years ago) link

http://www.visi.com/~johnr/btc/images/cbgb.gif

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 13 August 2004 00:02 (nineteen years ago) link

The Bowery during last year's blackout

http://www.lockhartsteele.com/blog/archives/bowery.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 13 August 2004 00:04 (nineteen years ago) link

Two more days...

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 13 August 2004 00:07 (nineteen years ago) link

http://www.youresource.com/evcube.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 13 August 2004 00:14 (nineteen years ago) link

http://www.photo-exhibits.com/north_america/united_states/images/nyc_east-village_st-marks-place_bw.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 13 August 2004 00:16 (nineteen years ago) link

http://gallery.consumerreview.com/photography/gallery/pictures/people0204-2602web.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 13 August 2004 00:20 (nineteen years ago) link

I love the Carl Fischer building, because they published quite a few of the books I used for piano lessons.

― tokyo rosemary (rosemary), Friday, 13 August 2004 00:27 (nineteen years ago) link

I loved when the did the rubix cube

― Jimmy Mod, Man About Towne (ModJ), Friday, 13 August 2004 01:26 (nineteen years ago) link

That last picture makes me think the cube is sniffing the old lady to see if she would be good to eat

― TOMBOT, Friday, 13 August 2004 01:37 (nineteen years ago) link

http://www.sitebits.com/newyork/images/photo/astor_cube.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 13 August 2004 01:42 (nineteen years ago) link

ihttp://home.earthlink.net/~qumy/photo.files/icecreamcar.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 13 August 2004 01:59 (nineteen years ago) link

http://peterkaminski.com/photos/astor-place-20021213.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 13 August 2004 02:00 (nineteen years ago) link

This is a great thread, gives a real sense of environ.. ya'know?

― Nellie (nellskies), Friday, 13 August 2004 02:06 (nineteen years ago) link

they have a cube like that on broadway and liberty. there's always someone who has to take a picture making it look like the cube is about to fall on and crush them or something.

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Friday, 13 August 2004 02:08 (nineteen years ago) link

http://www.andyland.com/g/nyc_snow/cooper_square_cab_far.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 13 August 2004 02:10 (nineteen years ago) link

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― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 13 August 2004 02:11 (nineteen years ago) link

What about the Mud Truck?

― Jimmy Mod, Man About Towne (ModJ), Friday, 13 August 2004 02:11 (nineteen years ago) link

Hahaha...guess that one's a bit too long.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 13 August 2004 02:11 (nineteen years ago) link

ihttp://www.seantconrad.com/years/2002/days/pre-sept/cooper.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 13 August 2004 02:14 (nineteen years ago) link

ROOOOOXXXOOOOOR!!!

http://www.chenguin.com/movies2.html

― Paul (scifisoul), Friday, 13 August 2004 02:45 (nineteen years ago) link

as for the highrise, like the Glen Canyon dam it must go
Carl Fischer shall be avenged !

― Paul (scifisoul), Friday, 13 August 2004 02:58 (nineteen years ago) link

I hate the highrises. Since I live up in the east 80s, they pretty much dominate the landscape. But I mean, I know why they're there, because people wanna live here and there's money to be made. I'm surprised that the zoning right there allows for one, since they seem to be relatively strict about where you can put up towers. Astor Place seems like it should have some kind of historic protection or something. But zoning always confuses me.

And to make things even worse, I'm actually moving into a 16-story Midtown apartment building, because we need more space. It's not exactly my ideal living environment. But it does have laundry in the basement. And it's on a really ugly block anyway, near the Queensboro bridge, so it's not damaging any urban fabric. (excuses, excuses...)

― spittle (spittle), Friday, 13 August 2004 05:35 (nineteen years ago) link

has anyone noticed that they're building a new westin at the corner of LUDLOW AND RIVINGTON?!?!?!? who the fuck would want to stay there???

― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Friday, 13 August 2004 12:44 (nineteen years ago) link

I dunno, Yanc3, L.E.S. is more and more Westin-demo worthy these days. Going out to drink on Ludlow Street last night only reinforced that feeling.

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 13 August 2004 12:49 (nineteen years ago) link

yeah, but that block is a shithole! (aside teany, of course)(you went to that thing with lauren and aaron? i totally forgot about it)

― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Friday, 13 August 2004 12:54 (nineteen years ago) link

Jeex, this is cool thread, I Love NYC, wish to fuck I could live there, even just for a while.

Can anyone tell me anything about the Turtle Bay area? (If indeed it is an area)

― mzui, Friday, 13 August 2004 12:56 (nineteen years ago) link

Isn't the U.N. near there, Yanc3y?

― Carey (Carey), Friday, 13 August 2004 12:57 (nineteen years ago) link

hahaha. hi carey.

― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Friday, 13 August 2004 12:58 (nineteen years ago) link

There was an interview with one of the owners of Luna Lounge where he was talking about having to move from the LES because of super high rents, that retail real estate on Ludlow costs more than on Park Ave.

Wow, I am really hungry right now.

― Carey (Carey), Friday, 13 August 2004 13:05 (nineteen years ago) link

the high rents on Ludlow = Billy Corgan's fault. I'm not making that up.

I'd say, "relax, move to Brooklyn," but y'know, fuck Forest City Ratner.

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 13 August 2004 13:08 (nineteen years ago) link

We saw James Iha on the street the other day.

Back to Astor Place, that thing is hella annoying and crap. I agree with Alex.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Friday, 13 August 2004 13:25 (nineteen years ago) link

how does it = billy corgan's fault?

what's funny is that i've lived on ludlow for three years now, and every year our landlord has LOWERED our rent.

― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Friday, 13 August 2004 13:26 (nineteen years ago) link

he bought that apartment above Max Fish. Think he sold it later, but there you go.

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 13 August 2004 13:30 (nineteen years ago) link

I'm going to start blaming Corgan for all real estate woes. Fucker.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Friday, 13 August 2004 13:34 (nineteen years ago) link

it makes it more fun.

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 13 August 2004 13:39 (nineteen years ago) link

btw thanks for the hangout last night Aaron! You and your roommate are treats!

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 13 August 2004 13:39 (nineteen years ago) link

That picture WAY upthread Alex linked to of this structure REALLY DOES look like that tower at the end of Time Bandits.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 13 August 2004 13:55 (nineteen years ago) link

are you talking about the hotel that's been under construction for ages, yanc3y?

― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 13 August 2004 14:01 (nineteen years ago) link

Nothing on this thread makes any sense except for the awesome historical shots of Astor Place. But maybe that's because Astor Place doesn't make any sense to me, never has. First of all you can only transfer in one direction on the 6 train, there, but maybe that's another thread.

I mean: is that doughy-looking foreskin thing going to be it? Because I'm sorry I think that's just frickin cool! And I guess I can sort of see how it would be too tall, but hey if you're going to create a gigantic foreskin, build big, baby. Don't let anyone forget what that mohel did to you.

It's not like Astor Place was some kind of down-home human-sized place before this started, either. It's been K-Mart, Starbucks, and Crunch gym hell for YEARS now, if you're inclined to see it that way, and I honestly don't see how this is going to make much of a difference in that regard. St. Marks will continue to be the most annoying street in the entire world. As long as they keep the $11 fade barbershop down there under the street I'll be happy—no, HONORED— to walk past a 1:28 rendering of a man's most private surgery on the way to getting my follicles chopped.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 13 August 2004 14:48 (nineteen years ago) link

I'm with the Hand

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 13 August 2004 14:51 (nineteen years ago) link

There are levels of inexplicable beauty on this thread. I really want to visit NYC now.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Friday, 13 August 2004 15:08 (nineteen years ago) link

Wow I forgot all about that U.N. conversation.

― Allyzay Science Explosion (allyzay), Friday, 13 August 2004 15:12 (nineteen years ago) link

It's not like Astor Place was some kind of down-home human-sized place before this started, either. It's been K-Mart, Starbucks, and Crunch gym hell for YEARS now

I think what I object to the most about the project are the following:

1. Another great area of open space in Manhattan has vanished (or been severely comprimised).
2. The martini-swiggin', Eurotrash riff-raff it'll bring into the neighborhood.
3. Ian Schrager has enough damn money and enough of a stranglehold on Manhattan already
4. Gentrification sucks
5. I fear change.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 13 August 2004 16:59 (nineteen years ago) link

6. One less place to park one's car.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 13 August 2004 17:00 (nineteen years ago) link

4. Gentrification sucks

Gentrify Astor Place?

― Jimmy Mod, Man About Towne (ModJ), Friday, 13 August 2004 17:01 (nineteen years ago) link

I should say: one less place to pay handsomely to park one's car in an exposed, poorly-supervised lot.

I meant gentrification as a whole.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 13 August 2004 17:01 (nineteen years ago) link

I'm just going to post this pic again, as I think it kicks an entire dinner table of ass!

http://www.desordre.net/photographie/photographes/robert_frank/astor_place.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 13 August 2004 17:05 (nineteen years ago) link

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i stared at a huge rhino head all day and had to wear all black.

this will soon be compulsory at every workplace below 14th st and above canal

― Tracer Hand, Monday, 18 February 2008 18:12 (sixteen years ago) link

people kept asking if the rhino was real, I had no clue and just said I didn't think rhino skin was that monochromatic. it was the most ridiculous temp job I think I have ever had. I got a ridiculous amount of money to sit at a desk with nothing on it and give people St4rck water when they showed up for their appts.

― Yerac, Monday, 18 February 2008 18:15 (sixteen years ago) link

lol imperialism

― Tracer Hand, Monday, 18 February 2008 18:16 (sixteen years ago) link

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