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 [...]
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 [...]
GUEST BLOG: DECENTRALIZED ORGANIZING Greenpoint, Brooklyn – Java Street Community Garden member Gabriel Park says there are 3 major components you need to “decentralize your organization:” good structure for the group, someone to be the secretary at all times, and clear communication. Read on [...]
Guest post by Gabriel Park, edited by Shannon Pepper A Typical Java Street Community Garden meeting Five steering committee members, plus three or four other members, show up at a bar near the garden. Some get drinks. If it’s [...]
JOIN US: 596 ACRES GENERAL MEETING THIS SATURDAY Whether you’re a community land steward, stuck in the middle of a land access campaign or just curious about how to get started, come get the scoop this Saturday, June 18 from [...]
NEWS FROM THE ORGANIZING ACRES Melrose, Bronx – On Sunday, June 5 at 10:30 am, future Hill Street Gardeners will be meeting in the Community Room at 820 St. Ann’s Ave, right next to the hill, to see plans produced by [...]
Community gardens are not only places to grow fresh food and enjoy the great outdoors with your neighbors. They are also prime locations for pop-up libraries, shows, art-making, meal-sharing, and all kinds of educational and cultural programming that make communities vibrant and strong. [...]
NEW YORK, NY – It’s time we ask ourselves: “How can we have eminent domain for the Barclays Center and not have eminent domain for the constituents of the community?” This Sunday, March 22 from 3 to 7pm, 596 Acres will [...]
The battle for the preservation of Bushwick’s Eldert Street Garden continues. This week we challenged the illegal sale of the land in court. Full details in DNAinfo. For over two years, 596 Acres coordinated defensive and affirmative legal actions, recruited and managed pro bono help and continues to [...]
The City of New York is poised to sell liens on community property and vacant lots in our neighborhoods to private speculative trusts next week. This is how the City gives up its leverage over properties where taxes have not been [...]
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