Here’s a great look back at the former Schraffts Restaurant which stood on the southeast corner of 5th and 13th before it morphed into clubs in the 80s and then delis in the 90s before burning down a few years ago. Now, of course, a 10-story condo is rising on the site. But enjoy these memories of the good old days.
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Our former super Niall Cooney also happens to be a parter in a Hell’s Kitchen wine bar called Ardesia. 
NYU has decided not to build a fourth soaring tower adjacent to the three Silver Towers that already loom over Bleecker and Houston Streets. Instead, they’ll build a squatter and bulkier version on the location of the current Morton Williams supermarket. Why the change? Because the community–and IM Pei–didn’t like it.
Zeckendorf Towers has just installed the largest green roof in the city. Cost: $330K, with a $60K rebate from the city.
Our building (c. 1940)
