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== Manhattan == |
== Manhattan == |
Revision as of 18:25, 4 May 2024
This is a list of community gardens in New York City, sorted by borough. There are over 500 public community gardens, including numerous urban farms, across the five boroughs of the city.[1] Since the 1960s, community gardens have been developed and maintained on vacant lots throughout the city.[2]
Brooklyn
Name | Location | Managed By | Lifetime | About | Image |
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Java Street Community Garden | Java Street, Greenpoint | 2011–[3] | The garden was established in 2011 on a vacant lot on Java Street and opened to the public a year later.[3] | ||
Pioneer Works Garden | Pioneer Street, Red Hook | 2012–"Pioneer Works Garden". Retrieved May 4, 2024. | In 2023 the garden became a certified National Wildlife Habitat, providing food and shelter for over 250 species of native and introduced plants, birds and insects that contribute to the biodiversity of Red Hook. The garden is host to performance and | ||
Q Gardens | Flatbush, Brooklyn | BQLT | community farm and community compost project |
The Bronx
Name | Location | Managed By | Lifetime | About | Image |
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Target Bronx Community Garden | 1982– | ||||
Kelly Street Garden | South Bronx, New York | 2014- | |||
Morning Glory Community Garden |
Manhattan
Name | Location | Managed By | Lifetime | About | Image |
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Elizabeth Street Garden | church garden | ||||
103rd Street Community Garden | 105 East 103rd Street | Disney, KaBOOM!, East Harlem Community Members[4] | 2004–[5] | Multi-disciplinary garden, community space[6] | |
6 BC Botanical Garden | 624 East 6th Street | 1981–[7] | |||
Albert's Garden | 16-18 East 2nd Street | Manhattan Land Trust | 1971-[8] | Named after Albert Eisenlau, an antiques dealer and a local resident. Albert Eisenlau was one of the founding members along with Louise Kruger and Ben Wohlburg. This garden was built after 16 and 18 East 2nd Street plots were repossessed by the City of New York for unpaid taxes. [9] | |
6&B Garden | 6th St and Ave B, East Village | 6th Street and Avenue B Garden | 1984 | Member-run, originally via a 1-year lease from Green Thumb, and later via a license by the City of New York.[10] |
Queens
Name | Location | Managed By | Lifetime | About | Image |
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Evergreen Community Garden | Colden Street, Flushing | 1983–[11] | In 1983, a group of Korean immigrants leased a 5.1-acre space in Kissena Park and established the garden. It was intended for recreational purposes and growth of vegetables and flowers, though for-profit farming was prohibited.[11][12] Ownership of the garden was transferred from the Korean American Senior Center to the Parks Department in 2012,[12] though this sparked a years-long dispute.[13][14] | ||
Smiling Hogshead Ranch | Skillman Ave, Long Island City | 2011–[15] | The Smiling Hogshead Ranch was originally a guerrilla garden on a freight spur of the abandoned Montauk Cutoff.[15] In 2013, its founders obtained permission from the MTA to operate on the abandoned right-of-way.[16] |
Staten Island
Name | Location | Managed By | Lifetime | About | Image |
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Moravian Community Garden | 1657 Victory Blvd. | church garden |
References
- ^ "Community Gardens and Urban Agriculture". ny.gov. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ^ "GreenThumb Main Page". NYC Parks. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ^ a b "Home - Java Street Garden". Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ^ "SCAPE - 103rd street community garden". www.scapestudio.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "NYC Gov Parks". www.nyrp.org. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "SCAPE - 103rd street community garden". www.scapestudio.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "6BC Garden History". Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Albert's Garden". https://albertsgarden.org/. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
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- ^ "History of Albert's Garden" (PDF). albertsgarden.org. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "6 & B Garden". 6 & B Garden. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ a b Ain, Stewart (March 16, 1987). "Farming for profit squashed". New York Daily News. Retrieved May 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Rhoades, Liz (March 8, 2012). "Parks Dept. taking back Kissena garden". Queens Chronicle. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ^ "Growing Feud over Evergreen Community Garden in Queens". CBS News. August 2, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ^ Ern, Matthew (October 2, 2014). "Protest at Flushing community garden". Queens Chronicle. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ^ a b "Introducing: The Smiling Hogshead Ranch, LLC". Brownstoner. September 8, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ Trapasso, Clare (November 12, 2013). "Guerilla Garden on abandoned Long Island City train tracks to go legit". New York Daily News. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
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