The developers behind the controversial affordable housing project slated for the site of the Elizabeth Street Garden in Nolita sued Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday, arguing he overstepped his powers by declaring the lot city parkland in order to kill the construction effort.

The group Haven Green has for years planned to build a 123-unit residential building for low-income seniors on the city-owned land, which is leased by the garden’s operators. The Adams administration previously planned to evict the garden to make way for the development, but changed course in June when officials said they cut a deal to eventually build other affordable housing elsewhere in the area.

Adams went a step further days after the general election by designating the lot as parkland, saying this would help

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