A community center called Charas/El Bohio was banished when Gregg Singer bought the former PS 64 for $3.1 million in 1999 and said he wanted to build dorms for Adelphi University on the site. But it never happened and many local activists agitate to bring back the community center. Photo: Brian Berger What’s Next Now That Singer’s Out at Former Charas/El Bohio Center? And Who’s New Owner? It’s the East Village real estate saga that seemed like it would never end: P.S. 64, later the beloved CHARAS / El Bohio... News 07 Jan 2024 | 07:21
Theatre 80 has been an iconic performance space on St. Mark’s Place in the East Village for nearly 60 years, but it is now being shut down by a real estate developer and unless it can raise $12 million to pay off a loan in default, it could be sold at a bankruptcy auction. Before his eviction, owner Lorcan Otway stands outside the front doors of the theater that his father Howard bought in 1964. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Theatre 80 Hopes for a Miracle to Save It from Bankruptcy Auction now set for May 9th All that Lorcan Otway, the owner of the embattled Theatre 80 wants, is a little more time. The off beat East Village theater–where... News 18 Apr 2023 | 02:19
