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May 2, 2019 Patch – Elizabeth St. Garden Senior Housing Project Heard At City Council Elizabeth St. Garden Senior Housing Project Heard At City Council The controversial project to build affordable… Read More

May 1, 2019 Curbed NY – In Nolita garden fight, some see a housing opportunity; others see a false choice In Nolita garden fight, some see a housing opportunity; others see a false choice By Sam… Read More

Apr 11, 2019 City Planning Commission Unanimously Approves Haven Green [VIDEO] “Before I cast my vote on this I want to note that while plot of land… Read More

Mar 19, 2019 Habitat NYC Written Comments for City Planning Commission In addition to public testimony at the City Planning Commission hearing held on March 13, 2019,… Read More

Mar 19, 2019 Curbed NY – Elizabeth Street Garden redevelopment debated at tense public hearing Elizabeth Street Garden redevelopment debated at tense public hearing Supporters of the garden and those who’d… Read More

Mar 19, 2019 New York Times – How Much Green Space Can We Afford During a Housing Crisis? How Much Green Space Can We Afford During a Housing Crisis? The Elizabeth Street Garden in… Read More

Mar 11, 2019 The Daily Beast – This Could Be Manhattan’s First LGBT Elder Housing Project—If Local Residents Don’t Block It Haven Green could be Manhattan’s first ever LGBT senior-friendly housing project. But locals fighting to block… Read More

Mar 11, 2019 The Villager – The priority is clear: Senior housing over garden University Settlement unequivocally supports senior affordable housing and the Haven Green project on Elizabeth St. While… Read More

Mar 11, 2019 The Daily Beast – ‘We Want To Live, Not Hide’: Inside New York City’s First LGBT Elder Housing Project This summer, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, New York City’s first ever… Read More

Mar 7, 2019 New York Times – A Lush New York Urban Garden or Senior Citizen Housing: Which Would You Choose? A proposed affordable housing building that would be built on a park site between Prince and… Read More