We snuck out of town on Friday only to be greeted by an email on Saturday informing us of yet another shoddy construction accident. Luckily, and luck is all it was, nobody was harmed when the sidewalk collapsed in front of 234 Greene on Saturday. From what we gather, the combination of the contractor’s failure to adequately reinforce the sidewalk (known as “shoring”) during excavation and an unusual amount of rain conspired to have an entire four-foot-wide stretch of concrete sidewalk cave in on itself. This site is only a few houses over from our other favorite schlock job in the neighborhood, 220 Greene, whose own plywood gates have narrowly missed injuring pedestrians whenever the wind has picked up. GMAP
First two photos by Orrie King.