Nos Quedamos - Jane's Walk 2023: Tour of Historical Melrose Commons: May 6, 2023 ~ 11am-12:15pm

 

REMINDER: Join Nos Quedamos TOMORROW along with the Abigail Project—in partnership with the Municipal Art Society—for a special Jane's Walk guided tour of Melrose Commons facilitated by renown architect and urban planner Petr Stand!

TOMORROW Saturday, May 6, 2023 ~ 11am-12:15pm (approx) Meeting at: Yolanda García Park East 159th Street & Melrose Avenue, South Bronx

The urban design of the Bronx is a response to both the physical and cultural nature of the borough. The topography and the memory of former towns, as seen in the differing patterns of street layouts, neighborhood scales, and the unique ways in which these patterns come together, tell the story of New York City’s northernmost division. The streets, parks, public spaces and buildings have sheltered and supported generations of people from distinct and different global cultures. Residents (homeowners and tenants), business and and gardeners formed Nos Quedamos, “We Stay,” in order to preserve their community and encourage appropriate and sustainable development in the neighborhood. The work of Nos Quedamos and the legacy of Yolanda García continue in Melrose Commons. With over a million square feet of affordable housing (across different typologies and scales) and close to 100,000 square feet of new retail developed and occupied over the last 20 years, the work has just begun. We look to the past to provide the context for the present and, working within that context, we grow to the future. Tour stop locations include: Download Flyer | Download Tour Map Learn why the outcome of the Melrose Commons Urban Renewal Plan is studied around the world as you take in the legacy on the very streets where history was made. Click or Scan below for full event details. Event Info Click map for directions to event.