Amazing fact. The population density of our Lower East Side and East Village is 95,965 per square mile. That far exceeds anywhere else in the city, and get this–it far exceeds Kolkata, India, with 77,952 people per square mile.
This is one reason we need greening—more trees and other plantings and real grass turf fields*–to cleanse and cool the air.
We also need to rally against City of Yes (COY), which is hurtling toward deregulated luxury development in the densest neighborhoods. (There are plenty of low-density neighborhoods that can accommodate more housing)–and what we really need–affordable housing. These measures are critical to our well being, especially as heavy construction continues in the formerly green East River Park and as we are due for heavier traffic on the FDR as Congestion Pricing comes in (allowing a tol-free ride on the FDR).
Read the article from Village Preservation in the link below and click on the link to tell your legislators to stop COY.
https://mailchi.mp/villagepreservation.org/enews-1455374?e=4f79324d5e
See more about artificial turf and it’s discontents: https://eastriverparkaction.org/real-or-unreal-grass/
And what you can do about it: https://eastriverparkaction.org/actions-now/