Upcoming Waterfront Events In Our Community
Join Trees New York and the Hunter College graduate urban planning studio Greening The Gap for a community visioning session for the East Harlem Waterfront.
Thursday, February 28 from 7-9 pm
Johnson Community Center at James Weldon Johnson Houses
1820 Lexington Avenue (north of 112th Street)
Register to attend the event at: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/5440372300?ref=ebtnebregn
Also, you can win a $100 prize if you live or work in East Harlem and complete this survey to share your opinion about the East Harlem waterfront: http://eastharlemstudio.wordpress.com/questionnaire
CIVITAS In The News
On January 15, Community Board 11 (CB11) approved the rezoning recommendations for East Harlem developed by CIVITAS and CB11’s Landmarks, Land Use & Planning Committee. The study area for the rezoning includes Madison, Park and Lexington Avenues between 115th and 132nd Streets.
This important step for the rezoning is in DNAInfo: East Harlem Zoning Plan Envisions Commercial Corridor, Affordable Housing
For more on the East Harlem Rezoning visit http://civitasnyc.org/east-harlem-rezoning/
Community News
New research finds that many of the Upper East Side's Privately Owned Public Spaces (POPS) are underutilized public plazas and that lack of signage and awareness about public access keep users away. Read more in DNAInfo: UES 'Open Spaces' Often Shut Out Public, Study Finds
Which NYC Neighborhoods Produce The Most Trash? Not East Harlem!According to Gothamist, East Harlem Community Board 11 residents generated on average 43.5 pounds of waste per month (versus 70-75 lbs. for the Upper East Side and 130 lbs. for the average American). Read the full article in Gothamist: Which NYC Neighborhoods Produce The Most Trash?
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