E building elevator

Obviously, with 1 elevator/building we cannot easily shut it down for repairs, nor can we (I am told) completely replace the current "grandfathered" equipment because the shaft is too small for today's building codes ... What are our options?

The park and us ...

Why is it that our Grand Street entrance is separated from the park (between 504 and Hillman)? If our gate opened onto the park I'm sure many more people would use it ... It's a nice space and tragically underused. Does anyone know the history?

No hot water 10/10/07

Is it me or does the short notice "no steam" information we got today seem to be a problem. I'm not crazy about being beholden to the co-ops around us ...