Uh oh, is Park Fast about to become another hi-rise? They are doing some sort of drilling in and around the parking lot at Houston and Ludlow Streets. I think they are taking samples at various depths to investigate what sort of foundation would be needed for building on this lot. This whole area is [...]

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Congregation Anshei Meseritz Synagogue, East Sixth Street. I’ve always assumed the surrounding buildings grew up around it, but it could just as well be that it was nestled into an empty lot.. According to NY Songlines, it dates back to 1910. I’ve found little else about it on the web. Though it had nothing about [...]

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