226 East 14th Street
East Village | built 1920
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The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.
Written with AI from the source each entry cites, then fact-checked.
- 1902
Benjamin and Henry Nieberg build a Renaissance Revival tenement for 22 families
Built as one of a row of New Law tenements, the building is designed by Sass & Smallheiser for owners Benjamin and Henry Nieberg and houses 22 families above ground-floor shops. On the Renaissance Revival facade, the outer second-floor bays are bow windows framed by Ionic columns and topped with a Greek key motif. White brick beltcourses and a pressed-metal cornice that follows the curve of the bays complete the design.
- 2009
A ghost sign for Reisman's Ladieswear comes into view on the storefront
Ephemeral New York notes that when a closed shop's sign comes down, an older painted sign for Reisman's Ladieswear shows beneath it at 226 East 14th Street. The faded sign advertises 'cut rate' clothing, a pitch the blog says few signs make anymore.
Source: Ephemeral New York
Further reading
- 226 East 14th StreetVillage Preservation: East Village Building Blocks
- Peeling back layers of downtown store signsEphemeral New York
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