Gardens in the News

Catch up on the latest about community gardens in the news in our media round-up!

On the Radar

Brooklyn's Green Valley Community Garden in Danger of Being Destroyed
Patch, 11/29/16

City Estimates The Impact Of East Harlem Rezoning
NY YIMBY, 11/11/16

City’s Plans for Public Land in Housing Push Come Under Scrutiny
City Limits, 11/10/16

Effort to Save Community Garden is a 'Sham' and a 'Money Grab': Lawyers
DNAInfo, 11/2/16

Green affordable housing for seniors coming to Corona
Times Ledger, 10/27/16

68 Affordable Apartments for Seniors in Corona to Open by 2018
DNAInfo, 10/25/16

Community News

East Harlem Walking Trail Gets Residents Fit While Taking in Sites
DNAInfo, 11/21/16

Governor Cuomo’s proposed budget will include $3 million to award Environmental Justice Community Impact Grants to low-income and minority communities
Spotlight News, 11/19/16

Carmen Pabon, Beloved LES Community Activist, Dies at 94
DNAInfo, 11/15/16

City Sanitation Department expanding organic waste pickup program to include two Queens neighborhoods
New York Daily News, 11/14/16

Despite its Reputation, Chef Hopes to Establish the Bronx as a Healthy Place to Eat with a Namesake Salad
NY1, 11/5/16

Remembering Sandy four years later
Brooklyn Daily, 11/2/16

Joe Holzka Community Garden holds annual pumpkin patch
SILive, 10/29/16

A look inside NYC’s floating food forest, where you can pick free kale, berries and more
Mic, 10/28/16

Beloved Community Garden Reopens on Avenue C After 17-Year Fight
DNAInfo, 10/27/16

Carmen Pabon Garden Opens on Avenue C, Ending 17-Year-Long Ordeal
The Lo-Down, 10/27/16

After More Than 17 Years, a Community Garden Is Rebuilt
Patch, 10/26/16

Garden Stories

The British Are Coming... to Manhattan's East Side
DNAInfo, 11/29/16

The mourning after: Waking up to a Donald Trump presidency
The Villager, 11/10/16

Beyond Farmers Markets: Cities, States Champion Locally Grown Food
Huffington Post, 11/7/16

Op-Ed: Richardson On Why The Bedford Armory Deal Must Be Killed
Kings County Politics, 11/2/16

This Tiny West Village Garden Is Public Space. But You Can’t Go In.
NY Times, 10/31/16

The South Bronx: More than just poverty and ruin
Newsweek, 10/26/16

From Jared Leto And Kanye West To 50 Cent And Bette Midler, Here Are Some Of The Most Unlikely Celeb Friendships
Movie Pilot, 10/24/16

What Makes a New York City Kid?
NY Times, 10/20/16

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