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The against-all-odds LES mainstay, artist collective ABC No Rio, is back on top with news of money coming in for their rebuilding costs. Three years ago the deed of the Rivington Street tenement that's housed the group for 30 years, was sold to them for $1 by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development. Soon after they were told they'd need about $2.4 million to rebuild what was beyond repiar, and now the NY Times reports that $1.65 million has come in. Last week "the Manhattan borough president, Scott M. Stringer, and City Councilman Alan J. Gerson allocated $1.65 million for a new building. Mr. Stringer arranged for a capital grant of $750,000, citing ABC No Rio’s resilience and cultural value. The rest of the money came in the form of a grant of $450,000 from Mr. Gerson’s discretionary budget, which was matched with another $450,000 by the City Council. The money will be controlled by the Department of Cultural Affairs." Demolition is slated to begin around next Spring.
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Nice, dats whats up.
Love that...but also confused as to how the city can randomly give them all that money now after selling it for only $1.
Awesome. I love to see the arts supported.
More of these stories, plz.
This is great news not only for ABC No Rio, but also for the whole community. Time’s Up Environmental Organization has been a long time supporter of ABC No Rio and always will be. Constant volunteers and community support has maintained the building and kept the vital programs up and running. Over the years they have continuously provided educational workshops, art and culture, and decades of local music for all and the youth.
Through our partnership with ABC No Rio, Time’s up holds bike workshops and meetings open to the community. Today we are hosting a woman’s bike repair class, a mailing party, and a prop and banner project to protect our water from toxic fracking solutions during gas drilling. If you’re in the area come and check it out at the ABC No Rio building. We are proud to be associated with ABC No Rio Community Center; it gives us all hope of real volunteer and community success stories.
We can save our community center’s, community gardens, and take back our streets. Don’t give up the fight, viva Charas Cultural Center.
http://times-up.org/
Very good news indeed. I used to be their neighbor even before Clinton Fresh Food was. However, I'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest that 2.4 million may not even be enough to rebuild. I'll gladly offer up building code and zoning services, gratis.