Hon. Joseph Chan Chairman Lower Manhattan Development Corporation One Liberty Plaza, 27Th Floor New York, NY 10006 Dear Mr. Chan

September 17, 2015 Hon. Joseph Chan

Chairman BOARD OF Lower Manhattan Development Corporation DIRECTORS One Liberty Plaza, 27th Floor Richard Born, Chair New York, NY 10006 Donald Capoccia Andrew Fisher Dear Mr. Chan: Zella Jones, President Rachel Mauro, Secretary We submit our endorsement for the proposal to develop affordable senior housing Michael Sabatino, on Elizabeth St. (Block 493, Lot 30). Our neighborhood and our 350 members Treasurer are intimately connected to this area and its transformation. While we share

interest in parks and green-spaces – indeed some of us are members of Friends of BOARD OF Elizabeth St. Garden*, some of us reside on Elizabeth St. – we are most ADVISORS concerned that the need for suitable low-income senior housing is not only André Balazs necessary, but the most responsible action to take. Anthony Borelli Charle Cafiero Seniors are the fastest growing demographic in the city and will account for more Patricia Field than 20% of the population by 2030. In this Census tract **people currently over Mary Fulham 55 years account for 25% of renter occupied units; those under 25 years account Pi Gardiner for 3.5%. Between 2009 and 2013 this tract’s population of citizens 62 years and Katherine Grayson over has dropped 18.7%, the highest of any age bracket. David Heller Rob Houtenbos Alicia Hurley, PhD This site, in the middle of rampant gentrification, provides a unique opportunity Matt Kleigman to restore balance to Senior Citizens in Little Italy/Nolita who are constantly Joyce Kuh subject to displacement, the majority of whom reside in buildings without Joseph A. McMillan elevators. Even Institutions like Old St. Patricks Cathedral School and the Italian Dan Rafalin American Museum have contributed to gentrification well beyond the means of Ian Schrager low-income seniors. Brett Traussi Adrian van Shie The site is affordable, the LMDC grant would make it more so. It is also a site Michael Witkin uniquely suited to senior needs with nearby transportation (#6, J, Z, M103), senior health services, parks, navigable and safe streets and sidewalks. It seems only right that those who have lived and contributed in this area the longest have a chance to enjoy their remaining lives in the neighborhood they helped build.

The position that this proposal is Affordable Housing vs. Parks in CB#2 is misleading. (1) Friends of Elizabeth St. Garden does not qualify for this LMDC grant; (2) This is not a Parks Department site; (3) Residents and visitors do not live or work or play by Community Board boundaries. There are, in all, more

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than five official Parks Department sites (see attachment) within a five block radius – more than nine acres; two more are planned or in development within six blocks, all of which accommodate recreation and enjoyment for citizens of all ages – tots to centenarians. In a choice between less than .5 acres of park and an equivalent 3.7 acres of affordable senior housing, the latter must take precedence, though we will heartily support a plan to include public green space within this complex – for the sake of all.

We have two additional requests: (1) That the provisions of this funding are specific to this site and do not allow for building market rate or luxury housing on this site in exchange for affordable housing developed in another location and (2) That this affordable senior housing be preferential to citizens living in Zip Code 10012 or CB2 Manhattan below Houston St.

We have attached several documents for your reference, others are linked in the text of this letter. Thank you for your kind consideration.

* As a founding member of Friends of Elizabeth St. Garden, NBS Board Member Dan Rafalin does not support this testimony. ** Tract #43 (Houston, Broadway, Spring, Bowery)

Sincerely,

President Enc: Fifth Precinct Crime Statistics Parks Real Estate Sales – Nolita Real Estate Rentals – Nolita Links: http://maps.nyc.gov/census/ Tract #43 (Houston, Broadway, Spring, Bowery) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sandi-bachom/adele-sarno-san-gennaro-queen-faces- eviction-by-italian-american-museum_b_6965366.html http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2015/02/03/condos_in_nolitas_church_conversion_will_be_re ally_expensive.php http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20150614/HOSPITALITY_TOURISM/150619941/ke eping-little-italys-story-alive http://www.nyc.gov/html/dfta/html/services/centers.shtml

CC: NYS Senator Daniel Squadron Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer Councilmember Margaret Chin 17 Bleecker St., Ste 500, New York, NY 10012 212- 260- 0878 www.nohomanhattan.org Police Department City of New York Bill de Blasio William J. Bratton Mayor Police Commissioner Volume 22 Number 36 CompStat 5th Precinct Report Covering the Week 8/31/2015 Through 9/6/2015 Crime Complaints Week to Date 28 Day Year to Date* 2 Year 5 Year 22 Year 2015 2014 % Chg 2015 2014 % Chg 2015 2014 % Chg % Chg % Chg % Chg Murder 0 0 ***.* 0 0 ***.* 0 1 -100.0 -100.0 -100.0 -100.0 Rape 1 0 ***.* 3 0 ***.* 10 3 233.3 400.0 66.7 42.9 Robbery 2 3 -33.3 4 11 -63.6 63 55 14.5 -7.4 -4.5 -88.9 Fel. Assault 2 1 100.0 14 10 40.0 122 111 9.9 8.0 29.8 -37.8 Burglary 1 4 -75.0 4 6 -33.3 45 66 -31.8 -38.4 -48.9 -91.0 Gr. Larceny 14 14 0.0 52 45 15.6 371 336 10.4 0.5 6.0 -65.8 G.L.A. 0 0 ***.* 2 1 100.0 16 16 0.0 128.6 77.8 -92.5 TOTAL 20 22 -9.09 79 73 8.22 627 588 6.63 -1.10 2.12 -75.67 Transit 0 3 -100.0 3 9 -66.7 33 28 17.9 65.0 -8.3 ***.* Housing 1 2 -50.0 4 6 -33.3 25 31 -19.4 -37.5 4.2 ***.* Petit Larceny 14 24 -41.7 65 100 -35.0 639 765 -16.5 -27.5 -18.0 ***.* Misd. Assault 9 5 80.0 32 18 77.8 221 188 17.6 32.3 13.3 ***.* Misd. Sex Crimes 4 1 300.0 7 5 40.0 39 19 105.3 30.0 50.0 ***.* Shooting Vic. 0 0 ***.* 0 0 ***.* 1 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 -93.8 Shooting Inc. 0 0 ***.* 0 0 ***.* 1 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 -93.3 Historical Perspective (Historical perspective is a complete calendar year of data.) %Chg %Chg %Chg %Chg 1990 1993 1998 2001 2014 '14 vs '01 '14 vs '98 '14 vs '93 '14 vs '90 Murder 19 10 3 3 2 -33.3 -33.3 -80.0 -89.5 Murder Rape 10 12 6 3 4 33.3 -33.3 -66.7 -60.0 Rape Robbery 983 827 319 250 76 -69.6 -76.2 -90.8 -92.3 Robbery Fel. Assault 251 303 239 136 170 25.0 -28.9 -43.9 -32.3 Fel. Assault Burglary 863 787 331 236 101 -57.2 -69.5 -87.2 -88.3 Burglary Gr. Larceny 1,829 1,587 919 657 536 -18.4 -41.7 -66.2 -70.7 Gr. Larceny G.L.A. 521 337 148 97 26 -73.2 -82.4 -92.3 -95.0 G.L.A. TOTAL 4,476 3,863 1,965 1,382 915 -33.8 -53.4 -76.3 -79.6 TOTAL All figures are subject to further analysis and revision. All degrees of rape are included in the rape category. As of January 2013, complaints occurring within the jurisdiction of the Department of Correction have been disaggregated from the borough and precinct crime totals and are displayed separately on the Department of Correction CompStat page. Crime statistics reflect New York State Penal Law definitions and differ from the crime categories used by the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. All Crime statistics are translated to Uniform Crime Reporting categories for submission to the UCR Program.

Prepared by NYPD CompStat Unit CompStat

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