The LES is one step closer to seeing vibrant community spaces in its vacant lots. Eric Ho's Made in the Lower East Side (MiLES) won first place in the One Prize competition, which sought designs aimed at reinvigorating local economies and underutilized urban areas. Ho won $5,000 to put toward the initiative, and the project was seen by a slew of big players on the jury: City Council speaker Christine Quinn, Robert Hammond of the High Line, a rep from NYCEDC, and more. [Bustler; previously]
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