SoHo NYC Blog

On April 10 1968 Jane Jacobs “The Mother Of SoHo”was charged with rioting, inciting a riot, committing criminal mischief and obstructing public administration. This was later reduced to disorderly conduct to which she pleaded guilty. Her actions kick-started the public objections and the artists residing in the areas formed the
South Houston Artist Tenants Association and Artists Against the Expressway.
This lead directly to the defeat of Robert Moses LOMEX and the birth of SoHo.

from MIXED USE, DENSITY AND THE POWER OF THE MYTH BY ALISTAIR BARR