When we last checked in with 406 15th Street, developer Jack LoCicero and his band of merry excavators had forced the evacuation of a neighboring building by trying to build an underground garage atop a stream. Showing their ongoing high regard for Mother Nature, the crew was caught in action trashing a bunch of city-owned trees on the sidewalk outside the site. Neighbors called 911 and the Community Board and members of the police and parks department showed up. We don’t know if a slap on the wrist was meted out, but we do know it was a matter of no time before the contractors were back to work. In addition to documenting the arboricide in a recent post, Blogger IMBY gets inside 1504 8th Avenue to see the structural damage caused by the excavation on 15th Street. Scary stuff.
Lost Sense of Humor [IMBY] GMAP
Reckless 15th Street Excavation Forces Evac [Brownstoner]