Overgrown lot at East 78th Street and First Avenue after being cleared/Upper East Site Neighborhood Eyesore Razed, Owner Says Community Garden Not an Option by Upper East Site Staff December 27, 2021, 3:49 pm Comments Off on Neighborhood Eyesore Razed, Owner Says Community Garden Not an Option ADVERTISEMENT • REMOVE ADS MANHATTAN - After a decade of neglect, it became the neighborhood eyesore and a hot button issue with neighbors. Now the long vacant lot— overgrown with weeds and trees and overrun with rats-- at the corner of East 78th Street and First Avenue has Already a subscriber? Log in here. Continue reading with an Upper East Site subscription. Read More ADVERTISEMENT • REMOVE ADS ADVERTISEMENT • REMOVE ADS ADVERTISEMENT • REMOVE ADS ADVERTISEMENT • REMOVE ADS ADVERTISEMENT • REMOVE ADS ADVERTISEMENT • REMOVE ADS