For Immediate Release: Response to the New York Post March 16, 2014 article “Lead Found in Community Gardens’ Soil, May Affect Produce” by Gary Buiso In response to the recent Post article, it is both harmful to our communities and inaccurate to…
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Ode to Boardwalk Community Garden from Karen Washington
This is an open letter to the injustices that continue to plague low-income neighborhoods. Many times it has been said that history has a tendency to repeat itself. Recently a developer in Brooklyn was given the rights to develop an amphitheater on…
PRESS CONFERENCE 12/30/13 11AM: Boardwalk Community Garden, Coney Island: Bulldozed. Community Outrage!
December 29, 2013 For Immediate Release Contact: Aziz Dehkan, Executive Director, New York City Community Gardens Coalition (NYCCGC) — 973-222-5413 eighty20group@gmail.com Boardwalk Community Garden, Coney Island: Bulldozed. Community Outrage! Speakers include leaders of Boardwalk Garden, Coney Island Community leaders and…
ACTION ALERT: BOARDWALK GARDEN IS BEING BULLDOZED
At 5am Saturday morning the developer – iStar – started to destroy 16 years of community gardening effort. The Garden survived Hurricane Sandy but not the destruction by machines intent on leveling a thriving community garden. On Thursday they locked the garden. This…
UPDATE ON BOARDWALK COMMUNITY GARDEN
On Thursday the 26th at 4pm, two men entered Boardwalk community garden. They said that they were from a development LLC and would not give their names or the name of their company. They told the community they were going…
Final Day of The Three Days of Action Starts Thursday 12/19 at 1:30 pm City Hall
Save Boardwalk Garden City Council Hearing On Thursday 12/19 we will have one last chance to let the City Council know that we will continue to fight to save the Boardwalk Community Garden. They are listening…show your support and make them…
Wednesday 12/18: Day 2 of Action!
Day Two of The Three Days of Action Starts Wednesday Save Boardwalk Garden – City Council Hearings We were able to state our case at the City Council meeting on Tuesday but the Committee only gave us 2 minutes each -…
3 Days of Action: Tuesday – Wednesday – Thursday
Save Boardwalk Garden Attend City Council Hearings This Week NYCCGC is dedicated to preserving community gardens throughout the Boroughs. As many of you know the Boardwalk Community Garden in Coney Island is in peril. The real estate development project…
Message From the NYCCGC President – Call For Action
NYCCGC is dedicated to preserving community gardens throughout the Boroughs. As many of you know the Boardwalk Community Garden in Coney Island is in peril. The real estate development project threatening the community garden was previously defeated in another section…
IMPORTANT INFORMATION CONCERNING BOARDWALK GARDEN IN CONEY ISLAND
The Boardwalk Community Garden has been functioning as a garden for over 16 years under the jurisdiction of the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation, and is a place for the entire community. This long-standing community garden in Coney Island…