GREAT NEWS: Mayor pledges $80million to restore 70 Mulberry Street!!!
Mayor de Blasio announced July 2, 2020 that $80 million is being allocated in the capital budget to restore what he called “the beating heart of Chinatown.”
The community spoke through testimonies, emails, letters, rallies, press, social media, and more and… the City heard us! Mayor de Blasio announced July 2, 2020 that $80 million is being allocated in the capital budget to restore what he called “the beating heart of Chinatown.”
“It’s vital that 70 Mulberry continue to be part of Chinatown’s history,” the Mayor said, adding he wants to “preserve every piece of history we can.” The Mayor thanked Council Member Margaret Chin, who went to school at 70 Mulberry, for championing the former P.S. 23.
Many thanks to our elected officials, community board members, and friends of Chinatown who worked hard to get the message across that 70 Mulberry St is worth saving.
We celebrate today, but more hard work lies ahead as demolition is temporarily halted and the City conducts a 90-day ‘community envisioning” process on the future of the site. A preservation assessment and a plan for moving forward is still needed.
Let’s continue to participate in the process of resurrecting 70 Mulberry as the “Heart of Chinatown”
Here is a video of the announcement at the 8’23’ mark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14VulnYgnH8
Don’t forget to write to thank your elected representatives, and join us in the next CB3 meeting!
Community Board 3 Full Board Meeting
On May 25, 2020, Community Board 3 held a full board meeting at which T!C submitted testimony based on information gathered to help paint a full picture of demolition versus preservation.
On May 25, 2020, Community Board 3 held a full board meeting at which T!C submitted testimony based on information gathered to help paint a full picture of demolition versus preservation.
Results of Land Use Committee Meeting
On May 14, 2020, the Community Board 3 Land Use Committee Meeting passed a resolution.
Community Board 3 Land Use Committee Zoom Meeting 5/14
On May 14, 2020, the Community Board 3 Land Use Committee Meeting passed a resolution to:
Demolish the building until the ground floor
Commission an independent structural engineer with historic preservation expertise to inspect the ground floor structure and produce an inspection report to be made available to Community Board 3 by the end of June
Provide space to the five nonprofit tenants during reconstruction
Attend the Community Board 3 Land Use Committee Meeting!
Set a virtual background in solidarity with 70 Mulberry and its nonprofits tenants.
On May 14, Community Board 3 will be holding a public meeting on Zoom to discuss 70 Mulberry. Please attend and set this artwork as a virtual background in solidarity with 70 Mulberry and its nonprofit tenants.
Artwork by James Chan
Letter writing campaign
Write to your legislators about 70 Mulberry!
We’ve posted new advocacy points on our dedicated 70 Mulberry page in time to write emails about what you think of 70 Mulberry. Write to the following:
Speaker Corey Johnson