Bravo to State Senator Daniel Squadron for agreeing with Carroll Gardens' activists representing several neighborhood organizations, that our signature courtyards are an integral part of this community and that 160-year-old law, which protects them, should remain unaltered.
Back in December 2009, Hannah Senesh Day School at 342 Smith Street revealed their plans of buying the city-owned courtyard next to their school building in order to construct an extension on it.
Thanks, Daniel, for understanding that the loss of even one neighborhood courtyard would be a profound blow to the integrity of historic Carroll Gardens.
Here is his statement to those various activists:
Thank you for meeting with me last month about Hannah Senesh's proposed expansion. What a great, active community we have. As I told you then, I always appreciate your perspective on neighborhood concerns. And as I also said, I consider Hannah Senesh to be a valued member of the Carroll Gardens community.
I want to let you know that, after careful consideration, I do not believe that Hannah Senesh should be permitted to expand by building in its front courtyard.
The protections for Carroll Gardens' front courtyards, passed through the New York City Council nearly 160 years ago, and held to ever since, should not be modified now; making an exception to the protections would set too dangerous a precedent.
I am committed to working with Hannah Senesh and the community to shape a plan that meets the needs of the school and is more appropriate for the unique character of Carroll Gardens.
State Senator Daniel Squadron
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