East Village 'Toy Tower' to be Dismantled This Week
NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A quirky artwork that has become a landmark in Manhattan's East Village is set to be dismantled in the coming week.
City officials say the so-called Toy Tower is rotting and has become unsafe.
Members of the East Sixth Street community garden where the tower stands plan to gather Sunday to say farewell to the idiosyncratic creation, which is included in some guidebooks to the area.
Local artist Eddie Boros built the 65-foot-tall tower out of boards he found on the streets, starting more than 20 years ago.
He garnished it with a plastic mannequin, religious statues and other objects. He died last year.
City Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe says the city has "a real civic heavy heart" about taking down the tower, but officials fear pieces could fall off and hurt onlookers.
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