Designing for Wellnesson the Street

Farzana Gandhi, LEED AP

Principal, FG Design Studio www.farzanagandhi.com

Assistant Professor of ArchitectureNew York Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Design

36 % of young latino adultsare

South Williamsburg + Bushwick,Brooklyn

uninsured in

80 % LACK PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN 13.2% SUFFER FROM DIABETES 39.3% ARE OVERWEIGHT

“Los Sures is the most toxic place to live in America... The asthma rate is 2x the average rate of NYC!”

Luis Acosta,El Puente Co-Founder