Results tagged “theworks”

After seeing trash and recyclables get tossed in together, Stay Free! Daily wondered if NYC recycling was an urban myth. An informal poll by Stay Free! Daily was inconclusive, revealing that both residential and office garbage and recyclables were jumbled because either recycling wasn't available or that a contractor would separate it. The "recycling isn't available" excuse is interesting - it is the law, according to the city's website but businesses have to take care of their own recycling.

Gothamist reader Sean of Philly2Hoboken sent us an update about the new Goodburger on Second Avenue (the one we were excited about in September, after seeing it begin to emerge).

Goodburger on Lexington Avenue opened this week, and delivery is expected by Monday. They have about 25 seats available to sit down, and it seemed the majority of people were there for takeout on Wednesday. Tried the cheeseburger and have the following mini-review:

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Ixtayul has an insane set of construction pictures over at Metroplus today-- "Remove a few layers of black top, concrete and a little soil and you get some idea of what it takes to service the Wall street area with electricity, gas, water, sewer and communications." Jesus-- it looks like a game of pickup sticks.

- Five parishioners are petitioning a Judge to investigate the churches books. The Church says the charge lacks "any factual or legal basis" and backs it up by showing their audited books to the Post.

Last November, Gothamist marveled that part of 6th Avenue near 13th Street had been paved over, but today, the Washington Square News tackles construction woes on West 13th Street. Some students are complaining about the noise and congestion outisde the Thirteenth Street dorm.

New York’s Metropolitan Transit Authority began the project in April 2002 to improve the ventilation on the F, V, L, 1, 2 and 3 subway lines near the 14th Street station was schedule to be completed by July 2005.

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Wednesday night we walked past Cafe Esperanto, past churches and gardens on East Seventh to the corner of Avenue D, to the corner that serves as the kitchen and the presentation space for The Works, the non-profit catering and events-planning arm of Housing Works. We were greeted by their personable staff and lovely people of Mediabistro to celebrate the publication of Dianne Jacob's book, Will Write For Food. Jacob's book is a guide unlike anything we've seen before, encompassing memoir, reveiwing, articles and fiction. Because Housing Works is writing the book on what an urban not-for-profit can do in the city, it was a perfect fit. And the amazing food by chef Betty Deepe came with a great story.