elizabeth street garden

Developers have dropped their lawsuit against the city for changing course on a relatively small housing proposal that came to symbolize a larger fight over development.

The city and spurned development team suing over a decision to kill its housing plan, are due back in court Thursday.

A group is suing the city to prevent Elizabeth Street Garden from being redeveloped for affordable housing, the latest step in a years-long battle that has galvanized open space activists.

The high profile battle over the garden's fate has pit affordable housing proponents against those in favor of preserving green space, provoking a long-running debate over land use priorities.

'No one who is fighting to protect & preserve the Elizabeth Street Garden is against senior affordable housing or the LGBTQ community.'

CB2 is NOT in favor.