Elizabeth Street Garden Press Coverage

2024

Tomcat, the purring poet of Elizabeth Street Garden by Joseph Reiver, The Village Sun, March 29, 2024

Eggcellent fun at Elizabeth Street Garden by The Village Sun, March 28, 2024

Elizabeth Street Garden – Sculpture garden NoLita by Geoffrey Dunbar, Spotted by Locals, February 5 2024

2022

Patti Smith on new book, Instagram fame and how she picked up photography by Anthony Mason, CBS, November 14, 2022

A New York City neighborhood has scored a legal victory in its decade-long fight to protect a community garden by Alaa Elassar, CNN, November 7, 2022

Editorial: Now’s the time to save the Elizabeth Street Garden by The Village Sun, November 3, 2022

Elizabeth Street Garden wins major victory in battle to stay alive by Dean Moses, amNY, November 3, 2022

Judge rules housing plan for Elizabeth Street Garden would have "adverse impact" on surrounding environment by Alice Gainer, CBS New York, November 2, 2022

Judge halts Elizabeth Street Garden-replacing senior housing development by Devin Gannon, 6 sqft, November 2, 2022

Judge halts Elizabeth Street Garden development — for now, The Real Deal, November 1, 2022

36 Hours in NYC: Things to Do and See by Becky Hughes, The New York Times, October 6, 2022

The best ways to celebrate Halloween 2022 in NYC by Aaron Ginsburg, 6Sqft, September 22, 2022

Elizabeth Street Garden Town Hall: A Message Of Hope by Caden Callen, The Downtown Magazine, June 30, 2022

Town hall on saving Elizabeth St. Garden will pitch community land trust alternative, The Village Sun, June 20, 2022

These are the best places to enjoy nature in New York City, amNY, May 29, 2022

The Best Places to Enjoy Nature in NYC 2022 by Jenna Fanelli & Courtney Ingalls, New York Family, May 26, 2022

Summer in the City Is Back (Again!), by Julia Carmel, The New York Times, May 25, 2022

8 Hidden Gems in NYC for When You Need Some Peace & Quiet, Nakeisha Campbell, Pure Wow, May 19, 2022

NYC Neighborhood Guide: Soho and Nolita, Michelin Guide, April 3, 2022

Planting seeds of freedom for Ukraine at Elizabeth Street Garden by Lincoln Anderson, The Village Sun, March 28, 2022

Christina Lee’s family launches online fund-raiser for NYC causes and places she loved by Brittany Kriegstein, NY Daily News, February 20, 2022

Op-Ed - Green space vs. more housing is a false choice by Joseph Reiver, NY Daily News, February 18, 2022

Modern Love: Tiny Love Stories: ‘The Third Time She Left Me’ by Brian Rea, The New York Times, February 8, 2022

NYC Community Gardeners Might Have New Protection in the Fight Against Development by Greta Moran, Civil Eats, February 7, 2022

2020

Solstice at Elizabeth St. Garden hit all the right notes by Lincoln Anderson, The Village Sun, December 25, 2020

Manhattan’s Elizabeth Street Garden rings in the Winter Solstice by Dean Moses, amNY, December 21, 2020

10 Festive Ways to Celebrate the Holidays in NYC by Nicole Saraniero, Untapped NY, Decemmber 12, 2020

Living for the City with Michael G. Haskins, WBAI, December 9, 2020

Fate of Elizabeth Street Garden Left to Manhattan Judge by Pooja Salhotra, Bedford + Bowery, December 7, 2020

Elizabeth St. Garden case is fight for ‘heart and soul of neighborhood’ by The Village Sun, November 23, 2020

Opening Salvo in Elizabeth Street Garden Lawsuit Against the City by Eddie Panta, Bowery Boogie, November 19, 2020

Op-Ed | Green spaces are necessary for New York City’s recovery from COVID-19 by Joseph Reiver, amNY, November 16, 2020

Students start classes in Elizabeth St. Garden by Lincoln Anderson, The Village Sun, November 10, 2020

Elizabeth Street Garden Has a Gilded Age Olmsted Gazebo by Nicole Saraniero, Untapped NY, November 10, 2020

Elizabeth Street Garden’s Halloween pet parade marches on by Bob Krasner, amNY, November 4, 2020

Explore the Beautiful Elizabeth Street Sculpture Garden by Nicole Saraniero, Untapped NY, November 2, 2020

Puttin’ on the dog at Elizabeth St. Garden Halloween Pet Parade by The Village Sun, November 1, 2020

NYC Families Still Celebrating Halloween Amid Pandemic by CBS NY, October 31, 2020

Dogs Dress Up For Pet Parade At Elizabeth Street Garden by Yahoo News, October 31, 2020

Pets step out at Elizabeth St. Garden Halloween Parade by The Village Sun, October 31, 2020

Make Music Winter Returns on December 21 by Make Music Winter, Cision, October 20, 2020

Taking page from history, Elizabeth St. Garden invites outdoor school classes by Isaac Sultan, The Village Sun, August 1, 2020

Meet the Community Gardeners of New York City by Sorangel Liriano, Earth Justice, August 1, 2020

An Open Letter to DOE Proposing Outdoor Classes at Elizabeth Street Garden by Joseph Reiver, Bowery Boogie, July 28, 2020

Green relief: Elizabeth St. Garden is finally back open by The Village Sun, July 7, 2020

Elizabeth Street Garden Reopens Post-Shutdown by Bowery Boogie, July 6, 2020

Peek Inside This Magical Sculpture Garden, One of NYC’s True Hidden Gems by Eliza Dumais, Thrillist, May 20, 2020

2021

Tall Stories 282: Elizabeth Street Garden, New York by Henry Rees-Sheridan, Monocle, November 8, 2021

Elizabeth Street Garden Hosts Pet Parade, Despite Impending Eviction Notice by Lau Guzman, NYU Local, November 5, 2021

The city moves to evict a park in Little Italy by James Barron, The New York Times, October 11, 2021

Patti Smith Rallies with Supporters for Elizabeth Street Garden as City Terminates Lease by Eddie Panta, Bowery Boogie, September 27, 2021

People have the power! Patti Smith urges at garden concert: ‘Use your voice’ by Lincoln Anderson, The Village Sun, September 26, 2021

Nolita residents rally behind Elizabeth Street Garden amidst lease termination by Dean Moses, amNY, September 26, 2021

Little Italy Residents Rally To Save Elizabeth Street Garden by CBS New York Team, CBSNewYork, September 26, 2021

Future of Elizabeth Street Garden unknown as lease set to expire by Victoria Manna, NY1, September 25, 2021

NYC Moving Ahead With Plans To Build Affordable Housing On Site Of Little Italy Community Garden by CBS New York Team, CBSNewYork, September 24, 2021

Join Pathway to Paris for a Block Party in an Imperiled NYC Greenspace by Olivia Rosane, Eco Watch, September 23, 2021

Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye, Nikolai Fraiture & more on lineup for NYC Block Party for Climate Week by Amanda Hatfield, Brooklyn Vegan, September 22, 2021

Elizabeth St. Gardeners dig in as city tries ‘end-around’ to evict Little Italy green oasis by The Village Sun, September 22, 2021

Be A Lover Fest draws public art artists to create by Tequila Minksy, amNY, July 28, 2021

WBAI Evening News (20:18) with Paul DeRienzo, WBAI Radio, July 26, 2021

New York’s proposed replacement of Elizabeth Street Garden with affordable housing sparks a difficult debate by Aaron Smithson, The Architect’s Newspaper, July 13, 2021

Should an Oasis Be Replaced by Affordable Housing? SoHo Is Divided by Zach Small, The New York Times, July 9, 2021

What Do Fireworks, Baseball and Shakespeare Have in Common? by Julia Carmel, The New York Times, June 30, 2021

Leaves of grass: Poetry series at the Elizabeth Street Garden, The Village Sun, June 28, 2021

Neighbors fight planned development at site of beloved Manhattan garden by Mac King, Fox 5 New York, June 19, 2021

Allan Reiver, gallerist, founder of Elizabeth Street Garden, The Village Sun, May 28, 2021

TOP 10 SECRETS OF THE ELIZABETH STREET GARDEN by Nicole Saraniero, Untapped New York, May 11, 2021

Earth Day action: Elizabeth Street Garden joins coalition to fight for NYC green spaces by Dean Moses, amNY, April 22, 2021

Earth Day call for pols to protect at-risk green spaces by Lincoln Anderson, The Village Sun, April 22, 2021

Families Flock to Easter Egg Hunt At Elizabeth Street Garden by Amy Yensi, NY 1, April 4, 2021

2019

Elizabeth St. Garden will ring out the winter solstice by Lincoln Anderson, The Village Sun, December 4, 2019

The Cure For New York Fatigue: A Case For Tourism In Your Own City by Eliza Dumais, Refinery29, November 8, 2019

Haven Green’s New Deal for Elizabeth Street Garden Site Throws Shade at the Community by Eddie Panta, Bowery Boogie, October 31, 2019

Elizabeth Street Garden’s annual Harvest Festival gets record turnout by Gabe Herman, The Villager, October 29, 2019

12 Things to Do This Week in NYC: October 25th – October 31st, 2019 by Nicole Saraniero, Untapped NY, October 24, 2019

Halloween events, parties, and parades across the city by Shaye Weaver, amNY, October 24, 2019

The Importance of Urban Green Space – Save Elizabeth Street Garden by John Seroff, Guayaki Come to Life, September, 2019

Rep. Maloney’s ‘RECIPE’ Act Missing Ingredient for Real Revitalization by Eddie Panta, Bowery Boogie, September 20, 2019

Every New York Fashion Week Event That’s Open To The Public by Fashionista, September 6, 2019

OPINION: Elizabeth St. Garden roots us in real New York by Barbara Caporale, The Villager, August 5, 2019

Council O.K.’s housing on Eliz. St. Garden as Johnson brokers ‘courtyard deal’ by Lincoln Anderson, The Villager, July 4, 2019

A Loud Conflict Over a Serene Sanctuary by Avery Nelson, Medium, July 4, 2019

Plan approved to replace Elizabeth Street Garden with affordable senior housing development by Devin Gannon, 6sqft, June 27, 2019

LGBTQ-Friendly Senior Housing Development Cleared For Controversial Elizabeth Street Garden Site by Jo Corona, Bedford + Bowery, June 27, 2019

OP-ED - Save the Elizabeth Street Garden by Joseph Reiver, New York Daily News, June 26, 2019

Behind the scenes at Little Italy’s Elizabeth Street Garden and Gallery by Devin Gannon, 6sqft, June 26, 2019

Councilwoman Chin’s Open Space Game as Haven Green Goes to City Council Vote Today by Eddie Panta, Bowery Boogie, June 26, 2019

Art Pigeon of Elizabeth Street Garden Stars in Next Season of HBO’s The Deuce by Eddie Panta, Bowery Boogie, June 21, 2019

Urban agriculture plan would close the ‘freshness gap,’ say lawmakers by Caroline Spivack, Crubed NY, June 12, 2019

Elizabeth Street Garden wants state probe into redevelopment plans by Caroline Spivack, Curbed NY, May 28, 2019

Community garden head wants probe of de Blasio, non-profit and Brooklyn Dem by Michael Gartland, New York Daily News, May 26, 2019

War of words at last Elizabeth St. Garden hearing by Sarah Ferguson, The Villager, May 8, 2019

Elizabeth St. Garden Senior Housing Project Heard At City Council by Sydney Pereira, Patch, May 2, 2019

Double-Date with Destiny for Elizabeth Street Garden and SoHo/NoHo Residents by Eddie Panta, Bowery Boogie, May 2, 2019

Neighbors rally to protect open spaces and community gardens in NYC by Greg Mocker, PIX 11, May 1, 2019

Opinion: The False Choice Behind the Elizabeth Garden Housing Scheme by Eddie Panta, City Limits, April 30, 2019

Crucial City Council Hearing on Elizabeth Street Garden, The Cultural Landscape Foundation, April 29, 2019

Oliver Sacks: The Healing Power of Gardens by Dr. Oliver Sacks, The New York Times, April 18, 2019

Elizabeth Street Garden Development Nets Unanimous Approval from City Planning Commission, Bowery Boogie, April 12, 2019

New York City Officials Have Voted to Demolish the Art-Filled Elizabeth Street Garden by Sarah Cascone, Artnet News, April 11, 2019

Elizabeth Street Garden redevelopment one step closer to city approval by Caroline Spivack, Curbed NY, April 11, 2019

City Planning Approves Senior Housing At Elizabeth St. Garden by Sydney Pereira, Patch, April 10, 2019

How One NYC Garden is Looking to Preserve Its Green Space in the Concrete Jungle, Cheddar News, April 9, 2019

The Debate Over Elizabeth Street Garden, Little Italy’s Treasure by Emily Dosa, The New School Free Press, March 27, 2019

Let's Expand the Debate Over the Elizabeth Street Garden by Charles Birnbaum, The Cultural Landscape Foundation, March 21, 2019

Community Garden Advocates Sue City Over Development of Senior Citizen Housing by Eden Turner, NBC NY, March 13, 2019

City Holds Hearing On Housing Project At Elizabeth St. Garden by Sydney Pereria, Patch, March 13, 2019

Community Garden Advocates Sue City Over Development of Senior Citizen Housing by Eden Turner, NBC New York March 13, 2019

City’s Plan To Scrap Community Garden For Affordable Housing Sparks Debate, CBS New York, March 8, 2019

New School To Host Elizabeth St. Garden, Affordable Housing Panel by Sydney Pereria, Patch, March 8, 2019

A Lush Urban Garden or Senior Citizen Housing: Which Would You Choose? by Luis Ferré-Sadurní, The New York Times, March 7, 2019

Eliz. Garden groups sue to stop housing project by Lincoln Anderson, The Villager, March 6, 2019

Elizabeth Street Garden Advocates Sue City To Block Takeover by Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist, March 6, 2019

City Sued In Effort To Protect Elizabeth Street Garden by Sydney Pereria, Patch, March 6, 2019

Lawsuit challenges affordable senior housing in Nolita by Ryan Deffenbaugh, Crain’s New York, March 6, 2019

Lawsuits filed against Elizabeth Street Garden affordable housing project by Caroline Spivack, Curbed NY, March 6, 2019

Senior housing complex at Elizabeth Street Garden site gets borough president approval by Devin Gannon, 6sqft, February 27, 2019

B.P. Brewer approves housing on Eliz. St. Garden by Lincoln Anderson, The Villager, February 26, 2019

Editorial: Tech check by Lincoln Anderson, The Villager, February 26, 2019

Vinny Vella, Actor and Pulse of Little Italy, Dies at 72 by Eddie Panta, Bowery Boogie, February 22, 2019

21 Can’t-Fail Date Ideas for Art Lovers in New York Ahead of Valentine’s Day by Artnet Magazine, February 6, 2019

Elizabeth Street Gardens: A Classic Double-Cross? by Brian J. Pape, West View News, February 4, 2019

NYC community board votes to save David Bowie's beloved Nolita public garden by Clayton Guse, New York Daily News, January 28, 2019

Elizabeth Street Garden redevelopment shot down by community board by Caroline Spivack, Curbed NY, January 28, 2019

After Six Years of Debates, CB2 Tenders Final Denial of ‘Haven Green’ at Elizabeth Street Garden by Eddie Panta, Bowery Boogie, January 28, 2019

Garden is irreplaceable Letters to The Editor by Felicia Young, The Villager, January 25, 2019

Community Board Votes Tonight On Affordable Housing Project That Would Replace Elizabeth Street Garden by Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist, January 24, 2019

C.B. 2 weighs compromise on Eliz. St. Garden before its final vote by Sarah Ferguson, The Villager, January 21, 2019

What is Margaret Chin thinking? Save the garden! [OP-ED] by Rev. Donna Schaper, The Villager, January 17, 2019

CB2 Holds Final Hearing Tonight on Haven Green’s Controversial Plans for Elizabeth Street Garden by Eddie Panta, Bowery Boogie, January 14, 2019

2018

When a Developer Comes for Your Little Neighborhood Park by Justin Davidson, New York Magazine, Intelligencer, December 31, 2018

City shows Eliz. St. Garden final project plan to C.B. 2 by Sydney Pereira, The Villager, December 13, 2018

Reasons to Love New York. Our favorite New Yorkers share their favorite places across the five boroughs by New York Magazine, The Cut, December 9, 2018

Proposal to replace Elizabeth Street Garden with affordable housing for seniors by Shirley Chan, PIX11, December 5, 2018

Haven Green is Not up for the Challenge in Little Italy [OP-ED] by Bowery Boogie, December 5, 2018

Plan To Turn Elizabeth Street Garden Into Affordable Housing Moves Forward by Carl Boisrond, Gothamist, December 4, 2018

Residents Fight City Over Fate Of SoHo Community Garden by WCBS 880, December 2, 2018

Councilman calls on city to stop destruction of community gardens by Lauren Cook, amNY, November 30, 2018

Harlem Community Garden Fights City To Prevent Displacement by Brendan Krisel, Patch, November 29, 2018

Elizabeth Street Garden, Lower Manhattan treasure and favorite of David Bowie, could soon be gone by Megan Cerullo, New York Daily News, November 23, 2018

Open space vs. affordable housing by Linda Schmidt, Fox 5 NY News, November 22, 2018

City starts ULURP review for Elizabeth Garden housing plan by The Villager, November 22, 2018

Residents fight to save Elizabeth Street Garden from affordable housing plans by Lauren Cook, amNY, November 20, 2018

The 10 Best Places to Travel Alone: Plan Your Solo Trip by TrekBible, November 13, 2018

Summer House Star Carl Radke Starts Campaign to Save Community Garden by OK!, November 8, 2018

Beloved Lower Manhattan Sculpture Garden Defends Itself as City Demands Total Removal by Jasmine Weber, HyperAllergic, October 30, 2018

Elizabeth Street Garden Ralliers to City: ‘Hands Off My Bush’ by Ryan Kraus, Bedford + Bowery, October 29, 2018

City Demands Removal of Statues from Elizabeth Street Garden by Bowery Boogie, October 29, 2018

Fighting for a city for humans — not developers by Lincoln Anderson, October 18, 2018

Scoopy’s Notebook, Week of Oct. 18, 2018 by The Villager, October 17, 2018

WNYC, All Of It with Alison Stewart, October 11, 2018

JR Pastes New Mural at Elizabeth Street Garden by Bowery Boogie, October 11, 2018

'POPS' Goes the Elizabeth Street Garden by Bowery Boogie, September 5, 2018

A Golden Garden Nurtured by Community's Love by Joseph Reiver, The Villager, August 30, 2018

A United Fight to Preserve a Beloved Green Oasis by Lincoln Anderson, The Villager, August 30, 2018

Scoopy’s Notebook, Week of June 28, 2018 by The Villager, June 28, 2018

Plan To Raze Elizabeth St. Garden Draws Crowd To Heated Meeting by Caroline Spivack, Patch, June 26, 2018

Elizabeth Street Garden Advocates Bury the Hatchet, Ramp up Opposition to Redevelopment by Editor, Bowery Boogie, June 8, 2018

EXCLUSIVE: Elizabeth St. Garden groups unite to sue city by Lincoln Anderson, The Villager, June 5, 2018

Scoopy’s Notebook, Jan. 18, 2018 by Lincoln Anderson, The Villager, January 18, 2018

A True Win-Win Solution by Joseph Reiver, ESG, January 11, 2018

Elizabeth Street Garden Advocates Outline Alternate Future, Lawyer Up by Staff, Bowery Boogie, January 10, 2018

See Renderings of Alternative Plan for NYC’s Elizabeth Street Garden by Susan Xu, Untapped Cities, January 10, 2018

To save Nolita’s Elizabeth Street Garden, a nonprofit wants to take ownership from the city by Devin Gannon, 6 Sqft, January 9, 2018

Elizabeth Street Garden nonprofit proposes taking over site from city by Tanay Warerkar, Curbed NY, January 9, 2018

2017

How This New York City Community Garden Became the Center of Controversy by Elizabeth Fazzar, Architectural Digest, Dec 12, 2017.

Protesters Gather at City Hall to Preserve Elizabeth Street Garden by Sara Merg, NYU Local, Dec 12, 2017

Elected Officials Come out Against Redevelopment of Elizabeth Street Garden as Senior Housing by Elie, Bowery Boogie, December 11, 2017

Elizabeth housing plan unveiled; Garden group set to sue by Lincoln Anderson The Villager, December 8, 2017

City Advances Plans To Locate Affordable Housing In Community Garden NY 1, December 8, 2017

Elizabeth Street Garden will be demolished for 121 affordable apartments for seniors by Tanay Warerkar, Curbed NY, December 8, 2017

City will replace Nolita’s Elizabeth Street Garden with 121 affordable apartments for seniors by Devin Gannon, 6sqft, December 8, 2017

City Moves Forward With Senior Housing Plan at the Elizabeth Street Garden (Updated) The LoDown, December 8, 2017

Project to convert Nolita garden into low-cost housing going forward despite opposition by Jillian Jorgensen, Daily News, December 8, 2017

Elizabeth Street Garden is at Stake in NYC’s Local Election — Again by Sara Merg, NYU Local, November 7, 2017

Letters to The Editor, Week of November 2, 2017, The Villager Comment by Bill Rabinovitch. 

For Want of a Garden, an Election Could Be Lost by Sarah Ferguson, The Village Voice, November 2, 2017.

Inside the Fight to Save Little Italy’s Most Romantic Garden by Eileen Townsend, Vogue, October 23, 2017

Sal Albanese for mayor on Sept. 12 The Villager Editorial, September 9, 2017

De Blasio and Chin come under fire at Bowery town hall The Villager, June 29, 2017

Must try suing to save garden The Villager Editorial, May 4, 2017

De Blasio Grilled by Members of a Manhattan Democratic Club at Candidate Forum NY 1,  May 3, 2017

The 15 Best Gardens in New York City FourSquare, April 29, 2017

Seeds of discord? Garden Sprouts a Sue-Ready Group The Villager, April 27, 2017

Elizabeth Street Garden Advocates Form Non-Profit Corporation to Fight for its Existence Bowery Boogie, April. 3rd 2017

“Garden protest ‘horns’ in on mayor’s workout”
by Lincoln Anderson, The Villager, Feb. 9, 2017

“Friends of Elizabeth Street Garden gathered in front of the Prospect Park YMCA yesterday for a ‘wake up campaign’” by Downtown Magazine NYC, Facebook, Feb. 8, 2017

“Elizabeth Street Garden Group Protests At Bill De Blasio’s Gym”
by Ciara McCarthy, Patch, Feb. 7, 2017

“Elizabeth Street Garden Supporters Plan Protest at Mayor’s Gym”
by Danielle Tcholakian, DNAinfo, Feb. 6, 2017

 

2016

“Elizabeth Gardeners hope alternative sites grow on Chin and de Blasio”
by Dennis Lynch, The Villager, Dec. 22, 2016

“Hey, Blaz and Chin, please ‘tune’ in!,”
Community News, The Villager, Dec. 8, 2016

“Hundreds Protest Councilwoman Margaret Chin’s Refusal to Save the Elizabeth Street Garden”
by Holly, Bowery Boogie, Dec. 8, 2016

“Gardeners really give it to mayor — an invite”
by Lincoln Anderson, The Villager, Dec. 1, 2016

“No more shell games,”
Editorial, The Villager, Dec. 1, 2016

“Scoopy’s Notebook, Week of Dec. 1, 2016,”
The Villager, Dec. 1, 2016

“Elizabeth St. Garden Advocates Press Mayor to Make Good on Promise to Visit”
by Danielle Tcholakian, DNAinfo, Nov. 23, 2016

“The Village and SoHo Will Get New Parks at Long-Promised Sites, City Says”
by Danielle Tcholakian, DNAinfo, Oct. 7, 2016

“Protecting Our Open Public Space Must Be A Top Priority”
Op-Ed Response from New York City Community Garden Coalition Executive Director Aziz Dehkan, Gotham Gazette, Oct. 7, 2016

“EXCLUSIVE: In Elizabeth St. Garden end around, mayor offers West Side park”
by Lincoln Anderson, The Villager, Updated Oct. 6, 2016

“That empty lot is a park!”
a Letter to The Editor from Deborah J. Glick, The Villager, Oct. 6, 2016

“300 rally to save garden; ‘City pits park vs. housing”
by Lincoln Anderson, The Villager, Sept. 29, 2016

“Brewer digs gardens fest”
by Sarah Ferguson, The Villager, Sept. 29, 2016

“Gabriel Byrne, Electeds Try to Save Elizabeth St. Garden From New Threat”
by Cassidy Dawn Graves, Bedford + Bowery, Sept. 22, 2016

“Residents Protest Plans to Turn Elizabeth Street Garden Into Housing Development”
by Michael Scotto, NY1, Sept. 22, 2016

“Residents rally to save beloved Little Italy garden from development”
by Audrey Wachs, The Architects Newspaper, Sept. 21, 2016

“Elizabeth Street Garden Threatened Again; Avenue A’s Transformation”
by Jenna Marotta, Bedford + Bowery, Sept. 19, 2016

“City issues RFP for Elizabeth Street Garden”
by Christopher Cameron, The Real Deal, Sept. 18, 2016

“Here’s What You Need to Know About Fight Over Elizabeth Street Garden”
by Danielle Tcholakian, DNAinfo, Sept. 18, 2016

“Elizabeth Street Garden is threatened again with city request for development”
by Emily Nonko, Curbed New York, Sept. 16, 2016

“City Issues RFP to Bulldoze Elizabeth Street Garden for Affordable Housing Development”
by Elie, Bowery Boogie, Sept. 16, 2016

“Scoopy’s Notebook, Sept. 15, 2016”
The Villager, Sept. 15, 2016

“Elizabeth Street Garden Supporters Lash Out at City Request to Develop It”
by Danielle Tcholakian, DNAinfo, Sept. 15, 2016

“Elizabeth Street Garden Development Bids Requested by the City”
by Danielle Tcholakian, DNAinfo, Sept. 14, 2016

“‘Gang green: Candidates vie over enviro issues at forum”
by Lincoln Anderson, The Villager, Sept. 8, 2016

“‘This is Little Italy’ at the Elizabeth Street Garden, Seen Through the Eyes of Vinny Vella”
by Eddie Panta, Bowery Boogie, Sept. 1, 2016

“9 Things To Do in Your Manhattan Neighborhoods This Weekend”
Live Music Sunday listing by DNAinfo Staff, DNAinfo, updated Aug. 11, 2016

“12 Things To Do in Your Manhattan Neighborhoods This Weekend”
Tai Chi Outdoors With the Chinatown Y listing by DNAinfo Staff, DNAinfo, updated Aug. 5, 2016

“Soho洋气仙气感爆棚的花园 居然在放《饮食男女》露天电影”
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“Three Chinese Films Screened at Elizabeth Street Garden in NY”
by Jane Stone, SinoVision Journal, June 29, 2016

“NoLIta: Mixing Hip and Historic”
by Aileen Jacobson, The New York Times, June 22, 2016

“Kids’ Puppet Show on Disabilities, Bullying Coming to Elizabeth St. Garden”
by Danielle Tcholakian, DNAinfo, May 13, 2016

“12 enchanting secret gardens in NYC”
by Will Pulos, Time Out New York, April 22, 2016

“L.M.D.C. denies funds for embattled housing project at Eliz. St. Garden”
by Lincoln Anderson,  The Villager, March 24, 2016, update to March 18, 2016, report

“Elizabeth Street Garden Backers Cheer as Housing Threat Gets No Funds”
by Danielle Tcholakian, DNAinfo, March 21, 2016

“Hope Springs at Elizabeth St. Garden, as City Is Denied Construction Funds”
by Kavitha Surana, Bedford + Bowery, March 21, 2016

“Elizabeth Street Garden is saved, for now”
by Christopher Cameron, The Real Deal, March 19, 2016

“Elizabeth Street Garden Safe For Now As City’s Request For Funds Is Denied”
by Zoe Rosenberg, Curbed New York, March 18, 2016

“13 Things To Do in Your Manhattan Neighborhood This Weekend”
by DNAinfo Staff, DNAinfo, March 17, 2016

“City readies to request developers’ proposals for Elizabeth St. Garden”
by Albert Amateau, The Villager, Jan. 28, 2016

“Community Gardens Imperiled by New York’s Affordable Housing Plans”
by Sarah Maslin Nir, The New York Times, Jan. 22, 2016

“Despite Public Outcry, City Seeks Proposals for Nolita Garden”
by Tanay Warerkar, Curbed New York, Jan. 21, 2016

“Elizabeth St. Garden Headed for Demolition by 2018, City Says”
by Danielle Tcholakian, DNAinfo, Jan. 21, 2016

“City to Unveil Plan to Replace Garden With Affordable Housing for Seniors”
by Danielle Tcholakian, DNAinfo, Jan. 19, 2016

2015

The Villager, “Scoopy’s Notebook, Week of Dec. 24, 2015”

DNAinfo, “City Reneges on Promised Public Parks in Greenwich Village, Board Says”
by Danielle Tcholakian, Dec. 2, 2015

The Villager, “Kids cavort at Elizabeth St. Garden Harvest Fest”
Oct. 29, 2015

The Villager, “Gallery owner: I created garden to beautify block”
by Lincoln Anderson, Oct. 22, 2015

The Villager, “Scoopy’s Notebook, Week of Oct. 21, 2015”
“If you want to enjoy the Elizabeth St. Garden in full swing, check out its third annual Harvest Fest on Sat., Oct. 24, from noon to 4 p.m.”

The Villager, “Ex-parks chief supports saving Eliz. St. Garden”
by Lincoln Anderson, Oct. 15, 2015

The Villager, “Squadron comes out against housing on Elizabeth St. Garden”
by Lincoln Anderson, Oct. 1, 2015

The Villager, “Code Green! C.B. 2 makes emergency plea to save Eliz. St. Garden”
by Lincoln Anderson, Oct. 1, 2015

Curbed New York, “Board Protests Affordable Housing at Elizabeth Street Garden”
by Zoe Rosenberg, Sept. 28, 2015

DNAinfo, “City’s Stance on Elizabeth Street Garden Will Jeopardize Pier 40, CB2 Says”
by Danielle Tcholakian, Sept. 28, 2015

The Villager, “Gardens cultivate our livability and community”
Editorial, Sept. 24, 2015

The Villager, “A hard row to hoe: Garden or housing at Little Italy lot?”
by Lincoln Anderson, Sept. 24, 2015

The New York Times, “Tumult in a Manhattan Oasis Over an Affordable Housing Plan”
by David W. Dunlap, Sept. 23, 2015
“Is it too much to hope that a city of limitless imagination can do better than force an either-or choice between desperately needed housing and imaginative open space?”

DNAinfo, “Local Seniors Want Affordable Housing Over Elizabeth Street Garden”
by Danielle Tcholakian, Sept. 23, 2015

The Villager, “Scoopy, Week of Sept. 17, 2015”

amNewYORK, “Elizabeth Street Garden supporters battle to save Manhattan oasis”
by Sheila Anne Feeney, Sept. 16, 2015

Downtown Express, “City & Chin resist push to save garden by moving affordable housing”
by Lincoln Anderson, Sept. 16, 2015

The Villager, “Garden advocates hoping to nip housing plan in bud”
by Lincoln Anderson, Sept. 10, 2015

Curbed New York, “Elizabeth Street Garden May Soon Become Affordable Housing”
by Amy Plitt, Aug. 25, 2015

DNAinfo, “City Moving Forward With Affordable Housing at Elizabeth Street Garden” by Danielle Tcholakian,  Aug. 24, 2015

DNAinfo, “13 Things to Do in Manhattan Neighborhoods This Weekend”
by DNAinfo Staff, July 9, 2015

DNAinfo, “16 Things To Do This Week in New York City’s Neighborhoods”
by DNAinfo Staff, June 28, 2015

Curbed New York, “Discover 30 of New York City’s Best Secret Gardens”
by Evan Bindelglass, June 26, 2015

The Villager, “Feting volunteers, planting the seed of an idea”
by Lincoln Anderson, June 4, 2015
“On Saturday, the Elizabeth St. Garden celebrated its volunteers on the second anniversary of the effort that has brought the all volunteer-run Little Italy garden to life as a thriving community space.”

DNAinfo,  “14 Things to Do in Manhattan Neighborhoods This Weekend”
by DNAinfo Staff, May 29, 2015

The Villager, “Win-win solution found for Elizabeth St. Garden”
by Lincoln Anderson, May 28, 2015
“Community Board 2 has identified an alternative site for affordable housing project that could save the Elizabeth St. Garden. …

“Meanwhile, after finding out two years ago that the Elizabeth St. Garden, located between Prince and Spring Sts., was in fact city-owned land — albeit privately leased — community residents in open-space-starved Little Italy have embraced it wholeheartedly and have been waging an all-out struggle to save it and get it designated an official New York City park.”

 

2014

The Villager, “Harvest Fest was ‘sow’ great!”
Oct. 30, 2014
“The Elizabeth St. Garden’s Second Annual Harvest Fest on Saturday featured arts and crafts, costumes, healthy food and lots of enjoyment of one of Downtown’s very rare open spaces.”

DNAinfo, “Bring Costumes and Jack-o-Lanterns to Elizabeth Street Garden on Saturday”
by Danielle Tcholakian , Oct. 23, 2014
“The Elizabeth Street Garden is welcoming New Yorkers of all ages on Saturday for its second annual Harvest Festival.”

The Villager, “Elizabeth St. garden is a rare slice of green paradise in the city”
by Rosa Kim and Lincoln Anderson, Aug. 7, 2014
“Since last summer, the space has become a neighborhood backyard. A group of residents, after discovering that the space was city-owned land, worked together to create what they say is the only open, green space in the neighborhood — which some call Nolita, but longtimers will never call anything other than Little Italy.”

SinoVision, “New York Lounge”
Hosted by Lin Tan, Aug. 6, 2014
Garden Volunteers Mian Fan and Yue Guan are interviewed by Lin Tan, chief anchor and host of “New York Lounge” for SinoVision, one of the largest and most influential Chinese media outlets in North America.

The New York Times
Dance Review, “A Space That’s Fully Inhabited Can Make Little Seem Big Enough”
by Siobhan Burke, July 14, 2014
“As the final World Cup match began on Sunday, so did an event of much tinier proportions. Tucked away on a quiet block in SoHo, around the corner from roaring crowds at neighborhood bars, the picturesque Elizabeth Street Garden hosted “Small Stages,” a dance piece by Ellen Cornfield for five performers, a few chairs and, most diminutively, a square platform measuring six feet on each side.”

Curbed New York, “Escape the City at 29 of New York’s Awesome Hidden Parks”
by Zoe Rosenberg, July 14, 2014
“Although New York is often thought of for its extensive development, it is also home to some 1,700 parks, playgrounds, and recreation areas spread over the five boroughs.”

NY1, “Elizabeth Street Garden Targeted for Affordable Housing”
by Jon Weinstein, June 25, 2014
“The future of a city-owned plot of land in Little Italy is up for debate….”

Downtown Express,“Room for gardens as well as affordable housing Downtown”Editorial, Feb. 27, 2014
“Housing and open space are essential commodities. In New York City, especially, both can be extremely hard to come by — especially affordable housing.

“What’s going on right now in Community Board 2 is very encouraging on both fronts.”

Bowery Boogie, “CB2 Endorses Permanent Preservation of the Elizabeth Street Garden”
by Elie, Feb. 14, 2014

Bowery Boogie, “One Final Hearing for the Threatened Elizabeth Street Garden”
by Elie, Jan. 23, 2014

 

2013

amNewYork, “City Living: SoHo is so much more than a retail district”
by Lisa Fraser, Nov. 20, 2013
“This isn’t the SoHo of the ’70s and ’80s, but a new generation is coming in and continuing this activism,” he [Sean Sweeney] said. For example, long-time and new residents are fighting to keep open the green space that is nearest to SoHo, the Elizabeth Street Garden at 209 Elizabeth St., and stop it from being developed into affordable housing units.”

The Villager, “Monumental battle in Nolita over fate of garden site”
by Gerard Flynn, Nov. 7, 2013
“Land use issues at community board meetings can generate strong feelings, and a special public hearing held by Community Board 2’s Land Use Committee Monday evening was no exception.”

New York Post, “Little Italy fights to save Elizabeth St. Garden from affordable housing”
by Susan Edelman, Nov. 3, 2013
“Little Italy residents are fighting to save a rare oasis of grass, flowers, trees, ornate benches and statues slated to be bulldozed for housing.”

Our Town Downtown, “Elizabeth Street’s Secret Garden”
by Caroline Anderson, Oct. 29, 2013
“Few people dispute that the city needs more affordable housing. But some residents say that the Elizabeth Street Garden provides another much-needed resource: open green space.”

New York Magazine, “The Neighborhood News”
Oct. 27, 2013
“Residents petitioned to save the Elizabeth Street sculpture garden, which is being considered as a location for new affordable housing units.”

Bowery Boogie, “Elizabeth Street Garden Threatened; Considered for SPURA ‘Affordable Housing’”
by Elie , Oct. 23, 2013

New York Post, “Sightings…”
by Page Six Team, Oct. 21, 2013
“Kelly Ripa at the Elizabeth Street Garden Harvest Festival to support the Elizabeth Street Garden”

Untapped Cities, “Street Art Hotspot: JR at the Elizabeth Street Garden in Nolita”
by Michelle Young, Oct. 9, 2013
“Like the ephemeral nature of street art, the garden itself is in danger of disappearing.”