{"id":533567,"date":"2023-01-01T21:35:27","date_gmt":"2023-01-01T18:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nycs-astor-place-cube-now-buckled-down-as-city-mulls-repair\/"},"modified":"2023-01-01T21:35:27","modified_gmt":"2023-01-01T18:35:27","slug":"nycs-astor-place-cube-now-buckled-down-as-city-mulls-repair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nycs-astor-place-cube-now-buckled-down-as-city-mulls-repair\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYC&#8217;s Astor Place cube now buckled down as city mulls repair"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ab7a3e4a8b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ab7a3e4a8b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nycs-astor-place-cube-now-buckled-down-as-city-mulls-repair\/#%E2%80%9CNYCs_Astor_Place_cube_now_buckled_down_as_city_mulls_repair%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NYC&#8217;s Astor Place cube now buckled down as city mulls repair&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNYCs_Astor_Place_cube_now_buckled_down_as_city_mulls_repair%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;NYC&#8217;s Astor Place cube now buckled down as city mulls repair&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Spun right into the ground.<\/p>\n<p>A beloved black spinning cube at Astor Place is in such sad shape that it\u2019s now saddled in a metal brace while city moguls mull repair of the massive art installation \u2014 and neighbors rail at the blatant neglect of a nearly half-century old treasure.<\/p>\n<p>Cynthia Rosenthal, the wife of Tony Rosenthal, who designed the \u201cAlamo\u201d cube, is incensed at the inaction, telling The Post.: \u201cI think it\u2019s a crime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt should not be in this state of disrepair at this point,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>First installed as a temporary exhibit in 1967, the \u201cAlamo\u201d cube has been a fixture in the East Village, where New Yorkers and visitors from around the world could spin the 15-foot-high, black cube as they moved about the city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt looks like it was hit by a truck,\u201d one passerby muttered while walking through the traffic island near the buckled-down installation.<\/p>\n<p>But others explain its pathetic plight wasn\u2019t so simple.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"758\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/astor-cube-230101-00-1.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"Astor Place cube.\" class=\"wp-image-25203417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/astor-cube-230101-00-1.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/astor-cube-230101-00-1.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/astor-cube-230101-00-1.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The art installation is in a state of disrepair as the city mulls restoration plans.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Kyle Schnitzer<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In May, braces were placed around the structure to keep the cube from spinning, local outlet The Village Sun reported. The decision was made by<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYCDDC\/status\/1583139523436769280\"> the Department of Transportation, <\/a>which oversees care for the \u201cAlamo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And the cube has had previous repair work done in 2016. <\/p>\n<p>Dave Petrie, the director of Tony Rosenthal\u2019s estate, admits the cube has seen better days, explaining fatigue on the cube\u2019s metal caused enough concern for the cradle to be placed around the structure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA truck didn\u2019t back into it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>One 22-year-old East Village resident, a project manager who wanted only her first name revealed, recalled times seeing children spin the cube as they walked past the interactive piece.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/astor-cube-230101-99.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"Astor Place cube.\" class=\"wp-image-25203424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/astor-cube-230101-99.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/astor-cube-230101-99.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/astor-cube-230101-99.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>In May, braces were placed around the structure to keep the cube from spinning.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Kyle Schnitzer<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s stupid!\u201d Julie S. scoffed. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust get rid of it \u2014 it\u2019s a piece of junk! It\u2019s not even upright correctly. It doesn\u2019t even look like art anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Not everyone agrees.<\/p>\n<p>Former New Yorker Nigel Phillips, who was visiting from Arizona, popped by Astor Place to show his friends his old hangout spot before buying clothes on St. Marks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we went east, we pushed it that way. When we\u2019d leave, we\u2019d push it the other way,\u201d Phillips, a 30-year-old photographer raised in Jamaica, remembered of the \u201cAlamo.\u201d \u201cIt was our thing \u2014 every time we came here, this was the block that we had to hit; we always turned it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said he was stunned to see the cube in its current condition, rust now visible where the cube stands.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/astor-cube-230101-01.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"Astor Place cube.\" class=\"wp-image-25203427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/astor-cube-230101-01.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/astor-cube-230101-01.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/astor-cube-230101-01.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Department of Transportation said the brace is only temporary.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Kyle Schnitzer<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt looks horrible \u2014 they messed up the piece,\u201d he declared. \u201cIt\u2019s a bummer because I wanted to have my friends push it and record them doing that. It kinda put a damper on the mood because it was the spot I always used to go to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Transportation said the brace is only temporary.<\/p>\n<p>But for how long remains unknown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDOT is planning a repair to restore The Cube to its original, spinning condition. This brace is keeping the structure stable in the meantime,\u201d DOT spokesperson Vincent Barone said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019d love to see it so people can spin it again,\u201d he added. \u201cThat\u2019s what Tony wanted \u2014 he wanted it to be enjoyed and not to be put in a cradle.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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