December 19, 2013 / Comments Off on What Our New Mayor Should Do, Part Two: Support Equitable Redevelopment in Sandy-Affected Communities / 596 Acres
Land that will be acquired by the City of New York will become public land and present opportunities for neighbors to control development in their communities. We believe the new administration has the power to create the conditions for [...]
December 19, 2013 / Comments Off on What Our New Mayor Should Do, Part One: Label public land, fund GreenThumb, reward private owners who let neighbors use their land & require developers to explain development proposals at the sites where they are proposed / 596 Acres
596 Acres is New York City’s community land access advocacy organization. We help residents all over the city see possibilities behind the fences on their blocks and get permission to access new spaces in their neighborhoods. These become gardens, [...]
December 13, 2013 / Comments Off on Building An International Urban Community Land Access Network / 596 Acres
In the “quiet” of the NYC mayoral transition, we are taking some time to get organized with our friends from around the country and around the world, building a network of community land access facilitators and planning for bringing [...]