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| New York City Community Garden Coalition is a non-profit organization incorporated in 1998. Our mission is to promote the preservation, creation, and empowerment of community gardens through education, advocacy, and grassroots organizing.
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Thursday, September 16, 2010
Location TBA
6:30 - 8:30pm
NYCCGC is on the road this summer, holding our meetings outdoors in a different community garden each month,
rain or shine (each site has a rain location). Our monthly general meetings are free and open to all.
MANY, MANY THANKS - to the 300+ community gardeners and supporters who came out to the rally & public hearing
regarding Parks' proposed new rules. It was an amazing day!
"We must come up with a solution to ensure that gardens remain a permanent part of our City."
– City Council Speaker Christine Quinn read her full testimony
set to replace the 2002 OAG "Community Gardens Agreement"
TUESDAY AUGUST 10TH @ 11:00AM
details / registering to testify
PEP RALLY starting @ 9:00AM!
Elliot Chelsea Green Grounds
425 West 25th St (between 9th & 10th Aves. in Manhattan)
Join us for coffee & light breakfast, rain or shine.
Including NYCCGC President Karen Washington's statement to the press,
NYCCGC's offical position, and Mayor Bloomberg's 2002 memo promising
"permanent protection to hundreds of community gardens."
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4TH @ 10:00AM
details
| Many thanks to all who came out in support of our community gardens on Wednesday, August 4, 2010. It was a great day, with NYCCGC welcoming musicians, children, gardeners young and old, and representatives from New Yorkers for Parks, Green Guerillas, Sunshine Farms, East New York Farms!, Sustainable Flatbush, More Gardens!, Hattie Carthan Community Garden and Market, EcoStation: NY, Carrie McCracken Garden, Just Food, and El Flamboyan Garden.
We were all glad to see Speaker Christine Quinn, who stopped by to voice her support, along with Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito, a staunch ally and Chair of the NYC Council Parks & Recreation Committee. |
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| Thanks also to the media for recognizing the importance of this issue: The New York Times Keeping the Gardens Green |
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There will be a public hearing concerning the Park Dept.'s Proposed Rule
set to replace the 2002 Community Gardens Agreement/OAG Memorandum of Agreement
Tuesday, August 10 @ Chelsea Recreation Center
430 West 25th Street, 11:00am
NYCCGC is firmly against the Proposed Rule:
While we were heartened to be included in the drafting process of the Rule,
we are demanding inclusion of clearly stated protections for "the gardens offered to Parks Department
for preservation as community gardens or open space" as in the present Agreement.
All community gardeners and their supporters need to be at this hearing!
Bring your fellow gardeners, bring your City Council member, bring banners & signs!
To review the current and pending legislation that governs our gardens,
including Parks' Proposed Rule, HPD's Proposed Rulemaking, and the
2002 Memorandum of Agreement (the "Community Gardens Agreement"), click here.
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What you can do right now to help save and
protect our community gardens: |
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Call 10 friends/fellow gardeners and urge them to attend the Aug. 10 public hearing at 430 West 25th St & pre-hearing pep rally across the street @ 425 West 25th St. |
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Make your opinion heard! Register to testify at the August 10 hearing, click here to comment online, or submit written testimony. Details here. |
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Call 311 and tell them you would like to comment on the Proposed Park Rule as published in The City Record. Here are some sample statements (or of course state your own!): "I am dissatisfied with the Proposed Park Rule, as it does not provide community gardens with the same protections as the 2002 OAG Agreement" or "Bloomberg administration: Parks Rules Must include clear protection for all Parks community gardens!" |
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Contact the Commissioner via email. Fill out the form and let the Parks Commissioner know that the Proposed Rule is unsatisfactory. |
The two articles below are taken from the program for New York City Community Garden Coalition
Community Gardeners FORUM 2010, Saturday February 6, 2010 @ The New School
WHERE WE STAND AND HOW WE GOT HERE
An Introduction to the Current Legal Status of Our Community Gardens
The Big Question:
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE AGREEMENT EXPIRES?
Short & Long-Term Options Discussed & Explored
July's NYCCGC general meeting in Harlem drew a big crowd, interested in hearing more about the upcoming hearing.
 Free deluxe NYCCGC t-shirt with each new Membership! While supplies last. |
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Thanks to everyone who helped make this year's Community Gardeners Forum a huge success! More..
At the Forum: City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, NYCCGC President Karen Washington,
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, City Council Parks & Recreation Committee Chair Melissa Mark-Viverito
New York City Community Garden Coalition 232 East 11th St, New York, NY 10003
Telephone + Fax: (888) 311-3993 • Email: info@NYCCGC.org