We already wrote (extensively!) about Monday night's meeting of Community Board 3's SPURA task force. But there were some important issues we weren't able to discuss in the main story, including a proposal to set aside space for a...
John Shapiro (pictured), a facilitator working with Community Board 3's SPURA task force, has his work cut out for him when the panel reconvenes this evening. As we reported Friday afternoon, a group of community activists will try to...
On Monday night, it's back to work for members of Community Board 3's SPURA task force. They've had a lot to think about since last month's meeting, in which CB3 leaders unveiled draft guidelines for the redevelopment of the...
Earlier this fall, neighborhood preservation organization GOLES and the Pratt Center for Community Development conducted three community meetings to learn more about what residents would like to see happen on the Seward Park redevelopment site. Pratt presented its findings...
As we reported yesterday, Community Board 3 has come up with "draft" guidelines for the Seward park redevelopment project. On its web site, CB3 has now posted a power point presentation used in Tuesday night's SPURA task force meeting. ...
We want to draw tour attention to a few changes made in today's post regarding the Seward Park redevelopment plan, In the original story we referred to a proposal unveiled at last night's Community Board 3 meeting as a...
Last night, Community Board 3 accomplished something naysayers said was impossible -- they presented a (draft) proposal for the redevelopment of the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area (SPURA). And they suggested the full board could vote on a version...
Yesterday we posted a video of City Councilmember Margaret Chin's remarks during a rally on the Seward Park redevelopment site over the weekend. Now, a bit more from the rally/vigil, as well as more from Chin, who spoke with...
We'll have a story later today on the annual affordable housing rally held on the Seward Park redevelopment site. In the meantime, here's a video clip from City Councilmember Margaret Chin, who attended yesterday's event:
The following opinion piece was written by Lower East Side resident Brett Leitner:
This note is in response to Julia Kent and Ernest Wurzbach’s letter about SPURA published in The Lo-Down on Thursday, October 28. As a leader of...
