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Magali Regis

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Dec 22, 2023, 12:09:11 AM12/22/23

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Great news Re LaGuardia Corner Gardens! A sweet announcement that keeps the garden intact for the next decade at least. Thanks to the advocacy of Barbara Cahn (who left us much too soon) and the gardeners at LaGuardia Community Garden.

Happy solstice everyone!

Magali

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Subject:	"New York City, NYU, supermarket resolve Greenwich Village dispute"
Date:	Thu, 21 Dec 2023 16:59:08 -0500
From:	Alan Ginsberg

Morton Williams gets 13 more years before school project can displace it

The Real Deal (real estate newspaper)

Dec. 21, 2023

A deal has been reached between the Adams administration and New York University to extend a Greenwich Village supermarket’s expiration date by 13 years.

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Construction of a school would have likely forced the closure of a community garden next to the supermarket.

“Greenwich Village is still very much a village, and a grocery store and a garden are some of the most valuable parts of this community’s ecosystem,” said local Council member Christopher Marte in a statement.

https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2023/12/21/nyu-city-supermarket-resolve-greenwich-village-land-snafu/

A win for the community, and a wonderful Winter Solstice gift for (and from) Barbara Cahn who, as always, fought like hell.