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Committee on Parks and Recreation Virtual Meeting January 27, 2021 at 1:00pm
Please be advised that the Committee on Parks and Recreation will hold a hearing on January 27, 2021 at 1:00pm, virtually via Zoom-Webinar regarding “The State of Community Gardens and Urban Agriculture and Int. No. 1059 A Local Law in relation…
From the Ground Up: A Petition to Protect New York City’s Community Gardens
Together with @Earthjustice & over 50 orgs, we petition NYC to protect our cherished community gardens. As gardens offer access to greenspaces for our communities & ecosystem benefits including flood mitigation gardens deserve strong protections. https://earthjustice.org/features/petition-protect-new-york-city-community-gardens
Petition
The New York City Community Garden Coalition (NYCCGC) asks you to join us and support our efforts to correct the GreenThumb License Agreement. We have been trying to bring the Department of Parks and Recreation, the Mayor’s Office, and the…
License Negotiations Continue following the Rally for a Fair License
NYCCGC and our electeds officials continue talks with GreenThumb and City legal to correct flaws in the license. At a City Council hearing on September 16th, Assistant Commissioner for Community Outreach and Partnership Development Sam Biederman testified that Parks is…
Rally for Community Gardens on Sept 19
The City is putting pressure on gardeners to sign an onerous agreement. They are threatening groups that have been voluntarily gardening for more than 30 years. This is unconscionable. Once again, we urge you not to sign this license. We…