Tomorrow evening at 6:30pm, Manhattan CB10 will be touring the 3 gardens at risk in their district in Harlem, and then the Land Use Committee will vote on a letter of support for these gardens this Thursday at 6:30pm. It…
Category: Actions
Community Gardens & the Climate Change Movement
For Immediate Release March 16, 2015 For More Info: Mark Dunlea 518 860-3725 Zita Allen 917-309-2210 Hundreds of Climate Labor & Community Activists Gather to Plan Efforts to Press City Officials to Pass Strong Climate, Environmental Legislation Hundreds of labor, climate…
Statement from Black Urban Growers
A belated re-posting from Black Urban Growers (BUGS): PRESS RELEASE Contact: Karen Washington, BUGs Council Member (347) 979-7127 info@blackfarmersconf.org http://www.blackfarmersconf.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 10, 2015 Black Urban Growers Joins Fight to Save NYC Community Gardens Black Urban Growers…
Thank you for a successful rally! Keep up the momentum
About 150 people assembled yesterday on the steps of City Hall with kindred New Yorkers, citizens, grassroots organizations, and community leaders, aligned in solidarity with our vision and our stance. Among the local elected representatives who spoke on our behalf…
For Immediate Release: Rally to Save Community Gardens
Contact: Aziz Dehkan, aziz@nyccgc.org, 973.222.5413 On Tuesday, February 10th, at 9 A.M. the NYCCGC, community members, partnering housing organizations, and various elected representatives will be rallying on the steps of city hall to protest the lack of transparency and community involvement…
City Hall Rally to Save HPD Gardens Tuesday February 10th at 9am
SAVE OUR COMMUNITY GARDENS! Join the New York City Community Garden Coalition & Concerned New Yorkers for a Rally and Press Conference on the Steps of City Hall (Manhattan) – Tuesday, February 10 at 9 a.m. We are demanding…
Rally at City Hall – Planning Meeting
Hello everyone, We will be holding a general meeting tomorrow, Tuesday February 3rd, 6:30 – 8:30 to discuss plans for our February 10th Rally at City Hall. Please note that we will be meeting at: First Spanish Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn,…
Steps for Gardens in Danger
Reposted with permission from 596 Acres By John from Electric Ladybug Garden (Harlem) in collaboration with 596 Acres STEPS FOR GARDENS IN DANGER 1. Don’t panic! Many people just like you have saved their gardens. You and your garden…
NYCCGC Statement Regarding Housing Preservation and Development’s (HPD) Housing Development Plan
The New York City Community Garden Coalition (NYCCGC) is deeply troubled over the number of sites listed in the Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s most recent RFQ for the New Infill Home Ownership Opportunities Program (NIHOP) and Neighborhood Construction Program…
A Garden District in NYC?
Gardeners in Community Board 3 are putting forth a proposal to create a Community Garden District. The following has been re-posted with permission. For more information, check out Loisaida United Neighborhood Gardens (LUNGS). A proposal to create a Community Gardens…