JOIN THE NYCCGC IN MANHATTAN ON THURSDAY, the 20th LOCATION: The Neighborhood Preservation Center. The Center is located at 232 East 11th Street. TIME: 6:30 -8:30PM The NYCCGC will be holding its General Meeting to talk with our fellow gardeners on…
Pete Seeger – May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014
It’s a moment of (selfish) grief for us. It’s a little hard to absorb. Like hundreds of thousands of others, we claimed Pete as our own. :”Papa Pete” we said. We feel kind of helpless in this moment–how will we do…
GENERAL MEETING THURSDAY JANUARY 16th
JOIN THE NYCCGC IN CONEY ISLAND, BROOKLYN ON THURSDAY, the 16th LOCATION: The YMCA at 29th and Surf Ave TIME: 6:30 -8:30PM The NYCCGC will be holding its General Meeting in Coney Island to discuss the destruction of the Boardwalk…
Updated….News Links to Boardwalk Garden Bulldozing
Follow the continuing story here: https://news.google.com/news/story?pz=1&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=coney+island+bulldozed&ncl= dUYg8OveunHIG7MUTM1nNoAKbmXlM&cf=all&scoring=d Two videos during bulldozing & our press conference: http://brooklyn.news12.com/news/community-garden-razed-in-coney-island-after-dispute-with-city-1.6685904 http://brooklyn.news12.com/news/coney-island-residents-rally-after-demolition-of-community-garden-along-boardwalk-1.6693476 And follow us on our Twitter feed: @NYCCGC https://twitter.com/
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…