MAS Janes Walk 2023:
Yolanda García, Nos Quedamos, and the redevelopment of the
Melrose Commons Urban Renewal Area
A historical tour of Merose Commons guided by Petr Stand.
Saturday, May 6, 2023 - starting at 11am through 12:15pm (approx).
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 workhas just begun. We look to the past to provide the context for the present and, working within that context, we grow to the future.
Learn why 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.
The walk will be conducted on NYC sidewalks. Yolanda García Park is accessible form the 161st St. #4 train/D train station and a short ride on the #6 bus (or an 8 block walk east on 161st St.) or from the 149th St. #5/#2 train station and a short ride on the #41 bus (or a ten block walk north on Melrose Avenue)
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