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In This Issue:
- Update
On Eviction
- Letters Sent To
Mayor Adams
- How You
Can Help
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The
City has served the
anticipated eviction
notice.
While we have been
expecting the notice
to be served, we are
very disappointed
that Mayor Eric
Adams and Deputy
Mayor Maria
Torres-Springer have
refused to hold off
on the eviction
despite ongoing
negotiations and
thousands of letters
from the public
demanding they save
the garden.
We have directly
communicated with Mayor
Adams and Deputy
Mayor
Torres-Springer in
good faith about our
work with
Councilmember
Christopher Marte's
office to locate
more options for
affordable housing
at private sites in
the district. This
is an effort to add
to the existing proposal that preserves the garden in
its entirety and
provides more
affordable units
at city-owned
sites.
The
private site
proposal
identifies
multiple sites,
some of which are
just a few blocks
away from the
garden, that could
each provide more
than 123 units of
affordable housing
for seniors along
with additional
housing. The Mayor
was given this
proposal directly
and visited one of
these sites just
after visiting the
Garden on Tuesday,
September 24.
Mayor
Adams and Deputy
Mayor Maria
Torres-Springer are
well aware that they
can hold off on any
eviction in order to
work with us on both
the public and
private site
proposals. At this
point, they have
chosen not to
seriously consider
a true win-win-win
solution where there
is no loss to the
community.
Now that the
eviction has been
served, we have 14
days. We continue
to work with our
legal team to
address the
eviction. Please
stay tuned in for
further updates.
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Letters Sent To
Mayor Adams
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Send A Letter To The Mayor
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Help
us keep the
pressure on
while we work on
the next legal
steps! Send
a pre-written
letter to
Mayor Eric Adams
and NYC Housing
Preservation and
Development (HPD)
demanding they
stop the eviction
and work with the
community to save
Elizabeth Street
Garden!
We've
extended our
goal to
1,000,000
letters!
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How You
Can Help Save
ESG
As
our efforts
continue, it is
vital that we
continue to raise
the necessary
funds. We
sincerely thank
you for your
continued support.
- Donate Today! - Support our legal defense fund, ongoing garden
maintenance, and
administrative
expenses.
- Volunteer - Join our ever-growing community of volunteers
to help keep the
garden open
& beautiful
for all!
- Support the plan to preserve ESG as a
Conservation
Land Trust - Join
over 130 local
organizations,
Elected reps,
and leaders in
supporting the
plan to
preserve the
garden in the
best most
cost-effective
way for the
community.
- Share
This
Newsletter! -
Help us spread
the word by
using the links
below!
- If you would like to introduce the Garden to
potential
donors, please
email in...@elizabethstreetgarden.com
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Contribute online, or mail a check to:
Elizabeth Street
Garden, Inc
209 Elizabeth Street
New York, NY 10012
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#ElizabethStreetGarden
#SaveESG
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Elizabeth
Street Garden, Inc.
(ESG) is a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit
organization
incorporated in 2016
in New York with the
mission to
protect &
preserve the magic
of Elizabeth
Street Garden as a
public community
green space and to
determine how the
City together with
the community can
protect the Garden
for generations to
enjoy. Contributions
made for the
charitable purposes
of Elizabeth Street
Garden are
tax-deductible to
the extent allowed
by law.
Copyright
© 2024 *Elizabeth
Street Garden Inc,
All rights
reserved.
Our mailing
address is:
Elizabeth Street
Garden
209 Elizabeth St.
New York, NY 10012
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