Week 8

Trouble at NYCHA

August 22, 2018

Loisaida is home to four New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) locations: Jacob Riis, located at 454 E 10th St; Jacob Riis II, located at 54 Avenue D; Lillian Wald, located at 54 Avenue D; and Lower East Side III, located at 722 E 9th St, half a block away from The Loisaida Center. NYCHA…

This image is a textile handcrafted banner that says "Loisaida" with each letter made of a differently patterned fabric.

Loisaida Banner from the 2016 Loisaida Festival

This is a first draft of the cover of the newsletter that will be released mid-September featuring the original Quality of Life in Loisaida layout.

A first draft of the cover of the end of project newsletter.

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This is a black and white image taken from the NYT archives showing a protestor being removed from the fence that he chained himself to by a police officer.

Police removing a More Gardens protestor from the fence he chained himself to.

Black and white image taken from the NYT showing a bulldozer tearing through a community garden

Esperanza Garden on E 7th Street after city bulldozers had finished with it

A black and white image taken from the NYT showing a More Gardens protestor being arrested and removed from City Hall.

More Gardens members arrested at City Hall for hosting a sit-in in support of the maintenance and protection of Esperanza Garden

A black and white image taken from NYT showing a protestor, dressed as a sunflower, being removed by police.

More Garden protestor, sitting in tree at City Hall Park and dressed as a sunflower, is removed by police