One Term Mayor Gives the City to Developers, Plans to Destroy Elizabeth Street Garden, Invites Developers to Submit Proposals!

Yesterday, I got an email from one of the supporters of Elizabeth Street Garden, who explained the city has put up a for sale sign at Elizabeth Street Garden.  The Mayor has already allowed the deed for Rivington House to be given to a developer. And now a the beloved Elizabeth Street Garden, one of the most beautiful int the city, is being given to developers, despite  alternate sites being readily available.  We lost Roger That Garden earlier this year. And now, the city wants to develop this jewel in a space in the city with little open green space. Save Our Garden, Write the Mayor

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City Invites Developers to Submit Proposals to Destroy  Elizabeth Street Garden Garden Supporters Vow to Fight! Join Friends of Elizabeth Street Garden at a press  conference from 1 – 2  p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21  at Elizabeth Street Garden to let the mayor and city  council know that our community will not be ignored  and that Elizabeth Street Garden should be saved! Yesterday, NYC Housing Preservation and Development  invited developers to submit proposals to destroy  Elizabeth Street Garden, our beloved neighborhood  green space in the heart of historic Little Italy. Garden  supporters, who have worked tirelessly for the past three  years to transform the beautiful garden into a virtual  outdoor community center, vow to fight to save what  many refer to as the “soul of the neighborhood." "The City has repeatedly threatened to move forward  with plans to build on the Garden, and we knew this  day would come," said Jeannine Kiely, president of  Friends of Elizabeth Street Garden. "We will not back  down and allow real estate developers and elected  officials to ignore us any longer. Council Member Chin  has turned a deaf ear to her constituents, who  overwhelmingly support saving Elizabeth Street Garden.  Unfortunately, the administration is once again allowing  politics to determine policy, despite receiving 4,500  community letters in support of saving the Garden  and despite Manhattan Community Board 2’s  recommendation for an alternative site with the  potential for five times more affordable housing." Roger That Garden was already lost this year.  Garden Hours Open daily in early fall, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., weather permitting. Volunteers serve to keep the Garden operating year-round. Email volunteer@elizabethstreetgarden.org to help. It is time to turn up the heat and let the city know  how important  this space is for everyone. Save the garden! Save the City!