Tag: Fred R. Moore

  • Just Looking Down

    Just Looking Down

    Walking past the Fred Moore School with it’s great (sanctioned) graffiti: I looked down and noticed, stuck in the concrete of a window well, a geodetic bench mark from the US Coast and Geodetic Survey: Locating a survey marker in a window well seemed a poor choice, given that the wall of the school restricted…

  • City Council 9 Results (Round 1…)

    City Council 9 Results (Round 1…)

    https://web.enrboenyc.us/CD243470.html East Harlem Multifamily Project The Real Deal is reporting that a new development with 34 affordable apartments will span between East 125th and East 124th Streets between 2nd and 3rd Avenue. The building has been dubbed The Enclave. https://therealdeal.com/2021/05/10/hakimian-lands-59m-loan-for-east-harlem-multifamily-project/ Moore School

  • Tree Cover

    Tree Cover

    The number of trees and the area shaded by them influences many neighborhood factors, such as attractiveness and lower summer temperatures that, in turn, encourage residents and visitors to walk and do other physical activity. “Tree canopy cover” measures the percent of a neighborhood that is covered (or shaded) by trees.  About the Measure Tree…