At a meeting on Wednesday December 30, 2015 the NYCCGC community gardeners, and greening groups meet at City Hall to hear the final decision made by the Mayor regarding the issuing of an RFQ to developers to build affordable housing…
Author: Aziz Dehkan
New York Times HPD/Community Garden Article
IN COMMUNITY GARDENS, A NEW WEED? New York Times FEB. 11, 2015 By MICHAEL TORTORELLO The trouble started with an R.F.Q: a “request for qualifications” in the bloodless shorthand of city government. But that’s not quite right. The shot…
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…
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…
General Meeting Date Change
The General Meeting scheduled for Thursday January 15th has been re-scheduled to January 22nd. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and hope to see many of you on the 22nd. Thanks – Aziz Dehkan, Executive Director
Notes on the 12/15 Boardwalk Community Garden Hearing
On Monday December 15th the Boardwalk Community Garden case had its day in court. Given the limited nature of the hearing, we were only able to convey to Judge Sweeney the major parts of the case, and in quite broad…
Boardwalk Community Garden Lawsuit Update
On Tuesday, June 10th, 2014, NYCCGC joined together with a coalition of Coney Island residents and community gardeners to pack Kings County Supreme Court, in support of our lawsuit against the City’s decision to approve and fund a $53 million…
GARDEN EVENTS THIS WEEKEND
MAKE MUSIC NEW YORK: Over 1,300 free concerts in a single day! Saturday, June 21, 2014 Karen Kandrac 2:50pm Jun 19 Including Community Gardens and Parks /Loisaida, East Village, Lower East Side Check website for details – http://makemusicny.org/summer-schedule/ * Dias y Flores Garden, 520…
Thank you for coming to our June 10th event
Hello Friends, This past Tuesday night we held our Back to the Garden fundraising event at Judson Memorial Church. It was an extraordinary night. A great outpouring of support from old and new friends.We presented the Gardener Award to five…
GENERAL MEETINGS THURSDAY MAY 15th
Two General Meetings will be held Thursday May 15th: In the Bronx Community Gardeners General Meeting will take place this Thursday at 6 PM at Nos Quedamos located at 754 Melrose Avenue between 156th and 157th Streets. In Manhattan Community Gardeners General Meeting…