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The Paper of Record for Greenwich Village, East Village, Lower East Side, Soho, Union Square, Chinatown and Noho, Since 1933 Sq

February 8, 2018 • $1.00 Volume 88 • Number 6

Google it: Online giant buys Chelsea Market building for $2.5 billion BY WINNIE MCCROY

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fter years of local residents wondering about the future of the Chelsea Market, it now appears that Google will purchase the famous food hall from its current owner, Jamestown, for nearly $2.5 billion — in excess of $1,600 per square foot. In fact, Google

Maps already lists 75 Ninth Ave. between 15th and 16th Sts. as the “Google Building.” On Tues., Feb. 6, The Real Deal reported that the tech giant was in negotiations to purchase the 1.2-million-square-foot complex. Google is currently the building’s largest tenant, having GOOGLE continued on p. 2

Mt. Sinai mulls more floors on mini-hospital planned on E. 13th St. BY LINCOLN ANDERSON

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ount Sinai Health System is currently “leaning toward” building an extra four floors atop its new mini-hospital in the works in the northwestern corner of the East Village. While “nothing is set in stone,” ne, Mount Sinai is mulling

including the additional levels “as part of the initial build,” a source recently told The Villager. The new mini-hospital will rise on the east side of Second Ave. between E. 13th and E. 14th Sts. and will be called Mount Sinai Downtown Beth

PHOTO BY BOB KRASNER

Kembra Pfahler in her East Village apar tment with red piano, red dollhouse and forever-empty red shelves. The rest of the ar tist’s home is red, too. See Page 12.

Rivera report: ‘Tech Hub,’ S.B.J.S.A. are key issues BY LINCOLN ANDERSON

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aptism by fire” is how Carlina Rivera described her initiation to the City Council. In an interview with The Villager last Friday, Rivera, the new councilmember for District 2 — which includes the East Village, Union Square and Gramercy and runs up to Murray Hill — spoke about getting acclimated to her new job at City Hall. She discussed the committees she has been

Episcopals honor Ragbir........ p. 13

assigned to and her goals while in office. And she also weighed in on critical issues like the fate of the long-stymied Small Business Jobs Survival Act, the planned “Tech Hub” on E. 14th St. and more. “The first 30 days have been baptism by fire, I guess,” she said. “It’s been intense.” She has been busy with a flurry of meetings and hearings. In addition, her first day in the City Council, was the day that the 51-member body elect-

ed Corey Johnson their new speaker, or leader. It also happened to be Rivera’s birthday. “I turned 29 for the fifth time,” quipped Rivera, 34. As for voting for Johnson, she said, “I knew I made the right decision. … I think Corey has shown himself to be someone who looks forward to collaborating and working with people.” She underwent two days of training, which she called “the RIVERA continued on p. 4

What the L? Open house was hardly ‘open’........p. 8 Komanoff: Why congestion pricing will work... p. 15 www.TheVillager.com


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