Overview
- DCAS Commissioner Louis Molina issued a Nov. 3 notice permanently dedicating the Nolita parcel to public park use.
- Any non-park redevelopment now requires approval by the New York State Legislature through land alienation.
- Mayor Eric Adams reversed support for the 123-unit senior housing project in June after a deal to seek alternate sites with Councilmember Christopher Marte.
- Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit partner on the stalled project, said it received no notice of the designation.
- Housing group Open New York criticized the move as privileging comfort over affordable units, and First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro declined comment.