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The Court of Appeals has ruled 6-1 against the garden. The 6 judges, Rowan Wilson, Shirley Troutman, Madeline Singas, Michael Garcia, Anthony Cannataro, and Caitlin Halligan agreed with the City’s determination that destroying Elizabeth Street Garden would have no significant impact on the neighborhood or environment. The Court’s ruling is 4 pages long and might as well have been rubber-stamped. The ruling is followed by a 24-page dissenting opinion from Judge Jenny Rivera, which includes a thorough consideration of the issue and concludes that “the City failed to take the requisite hard look at the climate change impact of the project, including the reduction in open space, and did not provide a reasoned elaboration for its determination. The Appellate Division thus erroneously concluded that HPD complied with both state and city environmental quality review laws. I cannot agree with the majority’s overly deferential approach that allows for less than rigorous environmental assessment. I dissent.” This decision is not only a loss for our community but for environmental review and open space across the city & state. However, our effort to protect & preserve Elizabeth Street Garden is not over and our legal team is considering all remaining options. We intend to see this through to the very end. The best thing supporters can do at this point is donate to the legal fund and send a letter to the administration through our letter-writing campaign. Thank you all for your continued support. 06/19/2024

The Court of Appeals has ruled 6-1 against the garden. The 6 judges, Rowan Wilson, Shirley Troutman, Madeline Singas, Michael Garcia, Anthony Cannataro, and Caitlin Halligan agreed with the City’s determination that destroying Elizabeth Street Garden would have no significant impact on the neighborhood or environment. The Court’s ruling is 4 pages long and might as well have been rubber-stamped. The ruling is followed by a 24-page dissenting opinion from Judge Jenny Rivera, which includes a thorough consideration of the issue and concludes that “the City failed to take the requisite hard look at the climate change impact of the project, including the reduction in open space, and did not provide a reasoned elaboration for its determination. The Appellate Division thus erroneously concluded that HPD complied with both state and city environmental quality review laws. I cannot agree with the majority’s overly deferential approach that allows for less than rigorous environmental assessment. I dissent.” This decision is not only a loss for our community but for environmental review and open space across the city & state. However, our effort to protect & preserve Elizabeth Street Garden is not over and our legal team is considering all remaining options. We intend to see this through to the very end. The best thing supporters can do at this point is donate to the legal fund and send a letter to the administration through our letter-writing campaign. Thank you all for your continued support.

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