Protecting and improving the community for the people who live and work here

The Turtles Are Back:

Photo by Jasmine

Rob Watson Photos of Rivington Upgrade:

Garbage removed:

From the Chinatown Partnership and the Chinatown BID

Thanks to Rhonda from Roni Sue’s Chocolates (the BEST Chocolates!) reaching out to the SDR Coalition with her friend Dani’s offer of plants and a cherry tree we now have new plantings and plantings have a new more public life!

Thank you Rob, Chao, Erika and Jasmine for schlepping!

*Remember there is a very big fine for taking plants from a public park.

It has long been against the rules to collect or destroy plants in the city’s parks, with potential fines of $250

Police are looking for help. See full article at BoweryBoogie

M’Finda Kalunga Community Garden:

This Saturday (5/22) from noon to 4pm with the help of Partnership for Parks, we will be hosting It’s My Park Day!

On this day, we come together to celebrate our park and work together. Partnership for parks is donating mulch, plants, and bench paint. Now, we need your help!

Come by anytime to help with: 

• Weeding the paths between plots
• Spreading mulch on the paths between plots
• Trash pick-up
• Bench painting
• Composting

Bob, Nora, and Jasmine will be around to supervise and assist volunteers. If you don’t know what to do – look for one of them.

In addition, Penny will be giving a compost demonstration.

I would also love it if you could send me photos to post on our social media and/or to send to Partnership to thank them for their donations.

Thanks in advance!

Jen

MK Garden Co-Chair

University Settlement, Henry Street, Hamilton Madison, Manny Cantor,

Chinese American Planning Council, Grand Street Settlement:

LES Settlement Houses Community Education Events on Voting

and 

Candidate Forum

Thursday, June 3 from 6:15-8 – City Council District 1 candidate forum (virtual on Zoom; free)

•     Come meet candidates for the City Council 1st District seat and hear about their vision for the LES.
• Join us at 6:15 for a Ranked Choice Voting demonstration. The Forum starts at 6:30.
•     There will be simultaneous translation in Mandarin, Cantonese, & Spanish.
•     Register & suggest questions here: https://tinyurl.com/D1Forum