Soho Negligee Plus Puck

Gauzy scaffolding covers the building next to the Puck on Lafayette at Houston.  The pictures above and below left were taken from the observation deck of the New Museum; the other two were taken on Mulberry St.

To the right is the wall of the Puck that faces the scaffolding across an alley.  Note the metal window covers, like shields on a battleship (or battlestar); back when the area was industrial, something noxious had to be kept either in or out of the building.