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NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Habitat for Humanity of Westchester A-Team interns Harry Manin and Jonathan Crooks find great pride in being just two of the many A-Team members, who were a part of the newly created community garden in a former lot of an HSBC branch.
Its just great that we are accomplishing priorities, said Manin. "(We are) hopeful of what can come from this."
Crooks is also pleased. Just to see this area we created, it shows theres hope for trying things on Main Street, he said.
Killoran was given the go-ahead by lot owner Jeff Blankman to initiate the garden several storefronts down from headquarters as a way to create a more natural feel downtown, similar to that of Manhattan.
So far, the two week old garden has had spruce trees, plants, impatiens, and tomatoes.
Habitat for Humanity Executive Director Jim Killoran hopes to do something different to the garden for the fall, and establish another natural area in a second lot near Main Street and Memorial Highway as soon as possible.
The lot used to house a computer center before the building burned down.
Its an opportunity to inherit green space in the downtown, Killoran said.
The new feature is also a part of Habitats Summer of Change initiative, which focuses on different ways the organization can change downtown and other areas of New Rochelle, along with communities throughout the county to become more environmentally sound or green.
The downtown is a green field waiting to happen, said Killoran. You have to look for a third eye and look for the change, he said.
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