I was there yesterday. A rather somber gathering, and speakers vowing to preserve and landmark the rest of the Bowery, invoking its history.
Nice report here. Scroll down to see my hand holding an artwork sign showing the block before the bulldozers.
Sad we don't have a proper landmark review process in the city. I'm not for halting all development. In many cases, the historic sites can be integrated and repurposed. It's about keeping a sense of history and character, valuing what the past leaves us, not about stopping time.
We move toward a city that attracts people without keeping what attracted them here to begin with.
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