Down and out on Bowery

December 22, 2011 | Filed under: In Pictures | Posted by: admin

[media-credit id=1 align="aligncenter" width="600"][/media-credit]The historic Bowery took another blow — actually, two — recently. First, the cornice was removed from 133 Bowery. Just days later, the dormers were removed from the roof of 140 Bowery, shown before and after, above and below. Both are Federal-era structures that the city has refused to landmark. Referring to the dormers’ destruction, David Mulkins, chairperson of the Bowery Alliance of Neighbors (BAN), said, “One of the most distinct, evocative components of that iconic stretch from the Bowery Savings Bank at Grand St. to the Germania Savings Bank at Spring St., this is indeed a tragic loss.”