Friday, January 11, 2013

New Glass on Astor Place - 51 Astor Place Nears Completion

The latest step at 51 Astor Place has been the rapid addition of the shiny glass exterior. For more on the developments, checkout the excellent coverage here at http://ny.curbed.com/places/51-astor-place.

I have been contemplating how the new building will change the spacial sense of how it feels to stand in the center island of Astor Place, next to The Alamo cube which sits at the center of Astor Place.  Wondering how it will change the way the walk from Broadway to Saint Marks Place will feel.

You will now be surrounded on all four sides by large, pretty corporate feeling structures....a big difference from just a decade ago....

Saturday, August 07, 2010

Great New Restaurants Near to Saint Mark's Place

Include

The Barrel

Panya

Mark

and the Vietnamese Sandwich Shop

Friday, July 30, 2010

Spooky Saint mark's Place in 250 words or less


spooky   
religion
utilize
sky
grape
delight
useful
hurt 
noxious   
yell
bend
carelessly
aberrant   
desert
ratty   
often
knowledgeable   
celery
shivering
lewd  
fit
reduce
goose
tough
loaf
freeze
magic
lean
wrap
rate
obsolete   
flee
tame
cute
cemetery
nominate
boiling
womanly   
rhythm
lock
remember
glorious   
optimistically
loud
monitor
popcorn
acted
literate   
crown
cling
bizarre   
aboriginal   
crack
originate
rub
smile
form
cheese
string
legal  
able
likely
harbor
black
better
busily C
flee
cherries
undesirable   
woozy   
Q
jump K
discussion
suggestion
position
secure
nervous
furiously  
shrilly
ruin
naughty
ashamed
optimistically
sadly
annually
slip
D
accidentally
dysfunctional E
tacky   
determine
field
hair
uptight
undesirable   
yawn
sugar
son
call
used   
balloon
slip
clammy   
responsible
render
regret
desk
person
doctor
father
comparison
basketball
assist
cellar
flock
mere   
fifth
complain
Y
drink
discover
swell
object
drop
scarcely
ancient   
notice
research
only
girls
safe
picture
untidy
research
offbeat   
befitting   
righteously
engine
ferociously
special
sense
do
glorious   
secure
plead
rest
vacation
spray
valuable
make
eggnog
painstaking   
psychedelic   
house
moaning
bag
successfully
ornament
wend
festive  
snore
unadvised   
immediately
girls
innovate
unruly
pretend
grouchy   
cough
flashy  
majestic   
automatic
screeching
apologize
P
monitor
sour
establish
strive
male
order
stocking
parched   
hear
shade
extra-large
H
curiously 
halting   
long
place
brick
balls
surprise
S
precede
snatch
close
sack
fit
regulate
divert
irritate
instruct
spy
remove
charming
remain
youthful   
E
sign
red
wound
creep
marry
surprise
hushed
scream
pretty   
partner
certain
wealth
purring
flock
goofy   
trace
numberless   
coordinate
eminent   
disagreeable   
robin
tasty
knock
third
level
prevent
believe
bend
view
zoo
imported   
pathetic   
troubled
violent
forsake
corn
tiny
elegant
succinct   
careful

Cooper Square Living

Cooper Square Living

Astor place cube to cooper square and saint marks place

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

9th street 3rd avenue east village

East village

Has changed a lot since 1997, yet retains much unique character.  The japanese restaurants on 9th street, the cheap sunglasses on Saint Mark Place, the ukrainian food on avenue A....

9th street in the evening

Nice day near cooper square and astor place

Stuyvesant street

One of the shortest streets in the east village and manhattan overall.  Near cooper square and astor place.

Starbucks cooper square at dawn

Early in cooper Square

Early morning in the east village...

...is a contrast

Monday, July 26, 2010

COOPER SQUARE - Google Maps

COOPER SQUARE - Google Maps

Faustina NYC: Italian food at the Cooper Square Hotel :

Faustina NYC: Italian food at the Cooper Square Hotel : Manhattan Apartment Living Blog

The Video




the pic


Theater Review - 'Red Over Red' - At St. Marks Church, Shannon Sindelar’s Explores Air Travel - NYTimes.com

Theater Review - 'Red Over Red' - At St. Marks Church, Shannon Sindelar’s Explores Air Travel - NYTimes.com

Saint Mark's Place - Google Fast Flip

Saint Mark's Place - Google Fast Flip

Saint Mark's Place - Google Maps

Saint Mark's Place - Google Maps

The St. Mark's Bookshop Reading Series at Bar 82

The St. Mark's Bookshop Reading Series at Bar 82

Seven Strange Street Snacks - New York Restaurants and Dining - Fork in the Road

Seven Strange Street Snacks - New York Restaurants and Dining - Fork in the Road

Cafe Mogador - East Village - New York, NY

Cafe Mogador - East Village - New York, NY

Price Range:
$$
Good for Groups:
Yes
Good for Kids:
No
Takes Reservations:
Yes
Delivery:
Yes
Take-out:
Yes
Waiter Service:
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible:
No
Outdoor Seating:
Yes
Good For:
Dinner
Alcohol:
Full Bar






Mint Tea

The Barrel - East Village - New York, NY

The Barrel - East Village - New York, NY

What's happening at Saint Mark's Place in 2010?

A few happenings in Saint Mark's Place this year have included:

  1. The new place for Burgers and Sliders
  2. More great Japanese food!
  3. More great Korean food!
  4. More young people having fun!
  5. Xi'an Famous Foods' St. Marks Place Location Now Open : Opening Alert : Eater NY
  6. The Dessert Truck Returns to St. Marks Place 

    and finally....

  7. Gospel According to Saint Mark (Black's New Testament Commentary)

Sunday, July 25, 2010