We have it on good authority that a lease has been signed by Fairway, not Whole Foods for the former Borders and Crunch spaces. We are very excited that we will have a fantastic food store only 6 blocks away. We are also happy that it is Fairway as Fairway is far more affordable than ‘Whole Paycheck‘.
EMP has a sudden and serious pigeon problem. We suspect that they were living (and crapping) in the sidewalk bridging. Now that most of the bridging has been removed, they have been displaced. Many co-operators in the G Building have reported that there are diseased pigeon droppings all over the walls of their terrace; Where they have never seen pigeons before they now have daily visitors . It is time for the Board to call in a bird/pest control company.
Bernard Baruch college is magically converted into All Saints Hospital.
The scaffolding along 23rd Street is being removed!
We have it from a reliable source that Whole Foods will be opening a store on 2nd Avenue in the 30’s probably in the old Borders or Office Depot spaces.
Updated 4/13/2012; The Crunch Gym has closed and moved leading us to speculate that the Whole Foods will incorporate the old Borders space and the large basement section formally the Crunch workout space.
EMP will provide free document shredding on the plaza Tues, Apr.24 2012 from 4:30 to 7:30. Bring ID.
Apparently, we now have a pigeon problem here at EMP. Please don’t feed the dirty birds!
www.eastmidtownplaza.net/media/memos/2012-mar-pigeons.PDF
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/epi/epi-pigeon.shtml
