Has 5th Avenue evolved past retail? A couple weeks ago we noted that a sign hanging on the window of the emptied-out copy shop between Park and Prospect was soliciting opinions from passersby about what type of retail they did and didn’t want to see in the storefront. (The streets have spoken: No more “prohibitively expensive women’s clothing.”) That sign—purportedly courtesy of a group called “CVETCH,” or the Committee to Verify Everything That’s Coming Here”—got ripped down a few days later, but now there’s a replacement in the same spot. This one asks for opinions about “What kinds of art we would like to see here.” So far, the Slope is calling for “performance” art and chainsaw sculpture,” but it’s not interested in welcoming “DJs” or “accordions.” The new survey claims to be the work of a group called “the Crowd, formerly known as CVETCH.” We have no idea who’s behind these interactive signs, but we can’t wait to see what comes next. And, hey, what’s with with the anti-accordion faction?
Slopers Sign On to CVETCH [Brownstoner] GMAP