Intern Dispatch from Mid-Summer: Francisco Miranda
This summer I am trying to visit each and every one of the spaces that 596 Acres has helped create in New York City. I want to meet the communities around them and learn as much as I can [...]
News from the Acres: Hand Built
Cleaning the office we found this vintage 2012 map of opportunities for community land access on Williamsburg’s Southside in Brooklyn. Of the six we identified then, four have been transformed into permanent community spaces by neighbors organizing with our guidance. One became a building, and one [...]
Intern Dispatch from Mid-Summer: Shannon Pepper
Since I started my internship in May, I have gotten a crash course in New York City land policy: learning by doing. The Gardens Are Community, Community Spaces in Jeopardy Bike Ride! bike tour with Public Space Party took [...]
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