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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]
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
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]
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.[10][11] Ownership of the garden was transferred from the Korean American Senior Center to the Parks Department in 2012,[11] though this sparked a years-long dispute.[12][13]
The Smiling Hogshead Ranch was originally a guerrilla garden on a freight spur of the abandoned Montauk Cutoff.[14] In 2013, its founders obtained permission from the MTA to operate on the abandoned right-of-way.[15]