The Cadillac of Bathrooms:

From the NYTimes:

A curbside kiosk in Midtown Manhattan has rotating toilet seat covers, classical music and an attendant.

The well-appointed bathroom, which reopened recently after a two-and-a-half-year makeover that cost nearly $600,000, sits in Greeley Square Park, on Broadway between 32nd and 33rd Streets, a quick dash from a major subway stop and the New York terminus of the PATH train, which connects Manhattan to New Jersey.

The secret to success?

“The Greeley Square bathroom is open seven days a week, and staffed by an attendant at all times. Its annual operating budget of $245,000 will be paid by the partnership.”

From Council Member Chin’s Newsletter (to get updates directly get info at: https://council.nyc.gov/district-1/#)

Our second community input gathering meeting will be:

Audubon NY New Demonstration Garden Community Input wanted:

Thursday, February 27 at 6pm

Hear about plans for a new garden space at SDR Park and provide your input and ideas! Landscape architect, Emily Tyrer, will be on hand to start the design discussion. Light refreshments will be served.

BRC Senior Services, Center 30 Delancey St. Sara Roosevelt Park (btw) Chrystie/Forsyth St.

RSVP: Email Richard S.: rsantangelo@audubon.org

From Essex Crossing:

ESSEX CROSSING SITE 4

1735 PARK AVENUE STE. 300

NEW YORK, NY 10035

INFO@ESSEXCROSSINGSITE4.COM

Tel. 212-348-3248 Fax. 212-348-3670

Dear: To Whom it may concern,

Subject: Affordable Housing Open for Applications

Date: _02/13/2020___

We wish to inform you that applications are now being accepted for affordable housing at 180 Broome Street, New York, NY 10002.

Please note that rents and income limits are subject to change and asset limits may apply. In addition, minimum incomes listed may not apply to applicants with Section 8 or other qualifying rental subsidies.

We encourage interested persons to apply online at www.nyc.gov/housingconnect or write to request a paper application and advertisement (see below). Online and paper applications are available in English, Arabic, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Korean, Russian, and Spanish.

Address to obtain paper applications:

Essex Crossing Site 4, Triborough Finance New Station,

PO Box 2003,

New York, NY 10035

Please remember that online applications must be submitted by the deadline date and that the applications received after this deadline date will not be considered. Completed paper applications must be sent to the Post Office Box address indicated on the application, postmarked by the application deadline date. Applicants may not submit more than one application per household.

This development also includes 142 market rate apartments. People can find more information on our website www.essexcrossingsite4.com or by contacting essexcrossing@elliman.com. 

Sincerely,

Essex Crossing Site 4 Marketing Team

143 Baxter Street

February 21 2020

6:30

Thanks to the working people of the NYC Parks Department for a great response to the protecting this 4-decade old unique Sara Roosevelt Park institution.

A model of a win/win for shared Park use.

Thank you to Tommy Chen for your dedication to that project.

Thank you for all the thoughtful follow-up by Long-Range Policy and Planning Chief Sarah Neilson.

photo Lee Elson

We must reject any misguided policy of removing the public’s and neighborhood’s home-grown efforts that make our NYC Parks unique, vibrant, and respond to the specific issues of their communities. The ethos of our Community Gardens and Park advocacy on the Lower East Side and other low-income communities has been built on the concept of environmental justice.

Especially when our Parks and communities have been on the front lines pushing back against “Climate Change” before it had a name.

From NYC Parks Wildlife Unit:

Hi Everyone,

Sunny and I would like to officially welcome all of you to the 2020 season of raptor nest monitoring! 

To the new citizen science scouts and monitors, we will be holding a webinar training on Thursday, February 13th at 5:30 pm. We will provide the link to you very soon. During the live stream you will have the ability to ask questions, but do not worry if you cannot make it at 5:30pm. It will be recorded and you can access it later just by going back to the link.  

To the returning scouts and monitors, it is optional if you want to participate in the webinar training again. Please feel free to access it if you need a refresher. If you have not done so yet, please check on the nests that you monitored last year for any breeding raptor activity.  

If you still need to send us your waiver, please download the attached file and either email it back or mail it my address below soon.

Feel free to contact us if you have any questions. We look forward to working with you all and thank you again for joining us!

Cheers,

Katie

Katie Leung Associate Wildlife Biologist® , Field Technician, Wildlife Unit  E Katie.Leung@parks.nyc.gov

NYC Parks Wildlife Unit, 1234 Fifth Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10029, nyc.gov/parks

Forgotten NY Sara Roosevelt Park

By SERGEY KADINSKY
Forgotten NY correspondent

“In the crowded Lower East Side of Manhattan there is a linear park covering seven blocks between Houston and Canal Streets. It is the product of Depression-period slum clearance that provided much-needed public green space for the poor, tired, huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”

A fascinating ‘walk through’ Sara Roosevelt Park with links to in depth histories.