Category: NYCCGC News

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…

Gardens on Housing Preservation and Development’s (HPD) List of Sites Available for Housing Development

Reposted with permission from 596 Acres Last week, NYC Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) published a list of 181 City-owned properties included in a Request for Qualifications for developers to build rental and ownership housing within the limits set by…

January General Meeting

Please join us this Thursday for our monthly general meeting (we apologize for the confusion last week!). We’ll be discussing the latest developments with gardens on HPD property, over a dozen of which are being offered for development. In attendance…

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…

THANK YOU! Party this Thursday

THANK YOU We packed the court! Thank you so much to everyone who came out in support of Boardwalk Community Garden yesterday. This case could impact all community gardens on public land in New York City, and your solidarity rang…