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Squadron: Park Equity Plan is Not a "Knuckle-headed" Idea | The Lo-Down : News from the Lower East Side


Seward Park.
Last week, Michael Kimmelman of the New York Times was critical of a plan advanced by State Sen. Daniel Squadron to require wealthy park conservancies to contribute funds to needy parks. In arguing that Mayor de Blasio’s $130 million program to spruce up 35 small parks in low income neighborhoods is far too tepid, he said this of Squadron’s proposal:
…(De Blasio) still at least pretends to entertain the knuckle-headed demand of State Senator Daniel L. Squadron, a Democrat, that private park conservancies fork over money for public parks lacking patron saints. The idea put parks equity on the front burner. But it punishes successful, beloved parks; robs Peter to pay Paul; and flunks Philanthropy 101, alienating the more affluent New Yorkers the mayor needs to enlist. Never mind that few conservancies, Central Park’s aside, have much money to begin with or that the $44 million raised privately toward Central Park’s $57 million annual budget is $44 mi ....

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Dawson, Officials Celebrate Girls Club Groundbreaking | The Lo-Down : News from the Lower East Side


Photo by William Alatriste, New York City Council.
It’s safe to say no other neighborhood organization does “photo ops” quite as well as the Lower East Side Girls Club. Today, however, was a special occasion. This morning, Girls Club supporters came to 101 Avenue D to celebrate a big achievement the beginning of construction on the group’s new 30,000 sq/ft headquarters.
Lots of elected officials were there, including Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Councilmember Rosie Mendez, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, State Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh and State Senator Daniel Squadron.  Of more interest to the pack of photographers elbowing their way through the construction site: LES native and longtime Girls Club supporter Rosario Dawson, who emceed the event. ....

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