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Jul
Queens, NY 11101 United States
Tuesday, July 12 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. At Hunters Pt. Ave. #7 Train Station, Queens Early in the twentieth century, after the consolidation of Greater NYC, the “wild west” era in LIC, Queens was tamed by centralized planning. Excavation of the Sunnyside Yards was used to provide landfill for filling the wetlands of LIC and after proper sewers were constructed the Yards were used as storage and repair of through trains from New Jersey to Long Island. The…
06
Jul
New York, NY 10002 United States
Wednesday, July 6 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. At Sara D Roosevelt Park at Stanton Street (between Forsyth & Chrystie) on the Lower East Side Join us and The Stanton Building Task Force of the Sara D. Roosevelt Park Coalition to envision a new community space in the Stanton Building, which was built as a community center and has been closed to the public for decades. 596 Acres will be there with our “What Do We Do With Our…
18
Jun
Brooklyn, NY 11211 United States
Saturday, June 18 from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. At Hooper Street and South 5th Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn 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 to 596 Acres’ General Meeting to get the scoop! Come early, at 2pm, to meet the folks from Hooper Street Park, help care for street trees and make a banner! The lot on the corner of Hooper and…
22
May
New York, NY 10009 United States
Sunday, May 22 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. At 5th St. between Ave. C & D in Manhattan Garden-making stories with 596 Acres! Last year, we made an audio documentary in collaboration with El Jardin del Paraiso’s founding members telling the story of its start: Lower East Side neighbors created it in 1981 out of a series of abandoned lots. Gardeners convinced the city that it was perfectly situated to become a new park, and the City used eminent…
30
Apr
New York City, NY United States
Saturday, April 30 from noon to 7 p.m. At NYC Endangered community space bike ride with 596 Acres and Public Space Party on Saturday April 30, 2016 (rescheduled due to rain)! Here are this year’s details, and a map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=zc7ee2wmhGWM.krBazzHEwcIc Stop One: 12pm Elizabeth Street Garden Elizabeth Street between Prince and Spring, Manhattan Stop Two: 12:45pm Children’s Magical Garden 129 Stanton St, Manhattan Stop Three: 2pm Roger That Garden Rogers Avenue and Park Place, Brooklyn Stop Four: 2:45pm Maple Street…
13
Apr
Brooklyn, NY 11201 United States
Wednesday, April 13 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. At 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn NY, room 296 Come support your neighbors fighting to protect community space and opposing deed fraud! More details here: http://livinglotsnyc.org/lot/3050300072/
19
Mar
Bronx, NY 10451 United States
Saturday, March 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. At Hostos Community College, 450 Grand Concourse, Bronx, New York 10451 596 Acres will lead workshops on “Organizing ourselves: the basics of working in groups” at this year’s GreenThumb’s GrowTogether gathering, 11:30 am to 12:45 pm and 2:15 pm to 3:30 pm on March 19, 2016. We will demonstrate our wonderful community governance cards, which you can preview here: http://596acres.org/news/2015/07/28/a-new-596-acres-publication-community-governance-cards-for-your-groups/ Event details are here: http://www.greenthumbnyc.org/gardenevents.html?qs=2016/03/19/32nd-annual-greenthumb-growtogether
18
Mar
Friday, March 18 from 2 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. At Trenton, NJ Paula Z. Segal will be part of a conversation on opportunities for urban land conservation at the 2016 Land Preservation Rally in Trenton, New Jersey, facilitated by Isles, with Olin Studios (Philadelphia) and the Greater Newark Conservancy. The Greater Newark Conservancy facilitates community gardens on vacant public land. Last year, when the City of Newark held a Valentine’s Day land sale, several active garden sites were sold to…
15
Mar
New York City, NY 10023 United States
An exploration of real estate assets stewarded by communities outside NYC’s speculation-driven land market, with Paula Z. Segal, Esq., founder of 596 Acres, Inc., CED Clinical Instructor & Urban Law Center Fellow. Presented by Fordham Law School Community Economic Development Clinic & Fordham Urban Law Center. Co-sponsored by 596 Acres, Fordham Public Interest Resource Center (PRIC), Fordham Housing Advocacy Project, Fordham Social Innovation Collaboratory, Fordham Environmental Law Advocates, Stein Council, Feerick Center & the Fordham Urban Consortium.
13
Mar
New York, NY 10027 United States
Sunday, March 13 from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. At Teacher’s College, 525 W 120th St, New York, NY 596 Acres is facilitating a Campaign Action Session at the Just Food Conference on March 13, 2016 at Teacher’s College at Columbia University in Manhattan: “Communities Protecting Growing Spaces in NYC.” More details and tickets: https://jfc2016.topi.com/
