Overview
- City officials and Habitat for Humanity representatives revealed the new street sign Monday on East 6th Street between Avenues C and D in the East Village.
- The tribute centers on the Carters’ week-long 1984 rehabilitation of the 19-unit Mascot Flats at 742 E. 6th St., treated as the inaugural Carter Work Project.
- Public Advocate Jumaane Williams stressed their direct participation, noting they came to work rather than stage a photo opportunity.
- Habitat CEO Jonathan Reckford said the Carters’ involvement put the organization on the map, citing more than 4,400 homes built, renovated or repaired across 14 countries.
- Reckford pointed to broader impact reaching over 62 million people with safer, more affordable housing, as the city commemorates Carter, who died last December at 100.