Does your community have a lifeless block
of vacant storefronts holding it back?
As a growing number
of vacant storefronts dot the city, Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday said he wants to...
It's an opportune time, considering the amount
of vacant storefronts and the number of older retailers going bankrupt.
It features the candidate walking on the street in front
of a vacant storefront and talking about the economic hardships in the 13th CD.
Not exact matches
Some
of malls»
vacant storefronts will come back to life with nontraditional retailers.
Pop - up Halloween shops have arisen in
vacant storefronts across the south suburbs to help us celebrate the season
of the witch in the style to which we have become accustomed.
Support also was strong on the streets
of Ellenville, where multiple
storefronts are
vacant and the unemployment rate runs high.
Schreibman's meet - and - greet was held in a
vacant corner
storefront at Rip's end
of the street.
«So many
storefronts today are
vacant for a variety
of reasons,» said Councilmember Dan Garodnick, who introduced the bill.
By Sean Ryan The Fixx Coffee House should be in the center
of St. Francis» downtown, but instead
of storefronts and shoppers, there are
vacant lots to the east and the mostly
vacant Cousins Center to the north.
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130)-- We have heard a lot about the crazy state
of Metro Vancouver's housing market but it's not just pricey homes sitting
vacant in some areas, there are also plenty
of empty
storefronts along otherwise bustling corridors.
Israeli - Danish artist Tal R first became preoccupied with the aesthetics
of the
storefront four or five years ago, when he walked past an art shop displaying a
vacant frame in the window: «It is a bit
of a cheesy metaphor, the idea
of the empty frame, but it reminded me
of a pop song,» he says, as he prepares for a new exhibition
of his paintings at Victoria Miro.
One part show and one part elaborate public experiment, the show will spill out
of these galleries into the surrounding neighborhood with projects that include public murals, art on area billboards, installations in
vacant storefronts, performances in the streets, and events at nearby community gardens.
His current survey show, exhibited by the Queens Museum and No Longer Empty, a non-profit that orchestrates site - specific installations in
vacant NYC
storefronts, presents Chin's body
of work in all its mutative phases.
Selected artists filled this formerly -
vacant storefront with site - specific works that explored the street and neighborhood's unique history
of commerce and culture, and envisioned West 8th Street's rebirth as a mixed - use destination corridor, engaging the community in critical dialogue around its future.
What remains today is a tall, arched hallway where blocks
of five
storefronts or more remain
vacant.
It has all the problems
of the Rust Belt: high unemployment,
vacant storefronts.
The project included the expansions
of existing
vacant buildings to house Dick's Sporting Goods and Nordstrom Rack stores; site and landscaping improvements throughout the property; a shell expansion, building façade and
storefront improvements for an existing Michaels store and the opening
of a new drive - thru Starbucks, among other things.