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New York City Mayor Eric Adams has permanently designated the Elizabeth Street Garden in Manhattan's Nolita neighborhood as public parkland, blocking plans for affordable housing on the site. The move comes just weeks before Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani takes office, who had campaigned on building affordable housing for older adults on the lot. The garden, a one-acre green space managed by executive director Joseph Reiver since 1991, had previously faced eviction under Adams before he abandoned the housing project in June. Mamdani now needs state legislature approval to pursue any development on the land.

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elizabeth street garden eric adams zohran mamdani 1234761926

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has permanently designated the Elizabeth Street Garden in Manhattan’s Nolita neighborhood as public parkland, a move that blocks his successor, Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, from building affordable housing on the site. The one-acre art garden, managed by executive director Joseph Reiver since 1991, was previously slated for demolition under Adams to make way for housing, but he abandoned that plan in June after record public outcry and support from celebrities like Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese, and Patti Smith. Mamdani, who campaigned on resurrecting affordable housing for older adults at the location, now needs state legislature approval to develop the land.

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The San Francisco Arts Commission board of directors voted eight to five on November 3 to dismantle the controversial Vaillancourt Fountain, a brutalist concrete sculpture by Armand Vaillancourt at Embarcadero Plaza. The city's recreation and parks department plans to spend $4.4 million on a disassembly consultant to take apart the fountain and store its pieces for three years, citing disrepair and safety hazards including corrosion, asbestos, and lead hazards. Critics, including the Cultural Landscape Foundation, dispute these claims, arguing the city deliberately neglected maintenance to justify removal.

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