A community garden means different things to many people. I use community gardening simply to get physical exercise. For some, a community garden is a green space to grow food, flowers and herbs in the presence of neighbors and friends. For others, it is a place to reconnect with nature which an ability that is difficult to come by because while living in Bed Stuy we lack adequate space to have a garden in our homes. More and more of the open green spaces are quickly being bought out, and repurposed into tall apartment buildings, and parking lots --specifically by the Housing Preservation Department who's primary aim is to buy and develop 'affordable housing' all over NYC. Affordable for who? While on the other big end, there are a plethora of vacant properties that already exist throughout the city and need to be renovated but have not or are not or IDK when.
It appears as if HPD is refusing to lease their lots over to the neighbors in the community, to be kept a green space and turned into a garden, because the mayor needs to have the option open for developers to build something necessary to keep his housing agenda thriving. An agenda that has been in progress since the time Mayor Giuliani was in office. The people of the community have little knowledge on the inevitable plans the community board refuse to share with us.
Meaning my garden friends -- together we need to come together in hopes of designing a green structure for the LOT 52. Indeed, that is the same lot that HPD is working towards selling to an independent contractor. This independent contractor will construct cement works for monetary gain. either a parking lot, Our main focus is not so much the community gardens, which are already ran by the community with much help from NYC Parks, however our focus is on making Brooklyn Green Again by sustaining and maintaining the green spaces that are available.
With your signatures, and contact information, you will be a part of great change within our community.
Please sign the petition in support of a community garden in the lot on Jefferson Avenue!
Updates
August 19, 2017
The HPD is still ignoring our requests for a meeting regarding these vacant lots. Call your local representative today and demand they push the agency to release these spaces for community gardens.
August 19, 2017
The momentum behind this garden proposal shows that our neighborhood refuses to lose more green space to developers. Call your local representative today to demand they prioritize our community lots over new construction projects.
24 Comments
Public open green space should be available on every block. Our children and elders need clean air to breathe, and healthy food to eat.
Too many dirty empty lots! And farmer markets are still not available in many poor areas. Let’s make change
Sustainability is key to good health and stability. Food should never be a privilege, for it's a right.
Umi is a hard worker and deserves this lot to be a garden! The community will greatly benefit from such a space.
This garden will be a beautiful addition to our neighborhood, with amazing people to work the land!
This is great!
We need more of this.
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A community garden means different things to many people. I use community gardening simply to get physical exercise. For some, a community garden is a green space to grow food, flowers and herbs in the presence of neighbors and friends. For others, it is a place to reconnect with nature which an ability that is difficult to come by because while living in Bed Stuy we lack adequate space to have a garden in our homes. More and more of the open green spaces are quickly being bought out, and repurposed into tall apartment buildings, and parking lots --specifically by the Housing Preservation Department who's primary aim is to buy and develop 'affordable housing' all over NYC. Affordable for who? While on the other big end, there are a plethora of vacant properties that already exist throughout the city and need to be renovated but have not or are not or IDK when.
It appears as if HPD is refusing to lease their lots over to the neighbors in the community, to be kept a green space and turned into a garden, because the mayor needs to have the option open for developers to build something necessary to keep his housing agenda thriving. An agenda that has been in progress since the time Mayor Giuliani was in office. The people of the community have little knowledge on the inevitable plans the community board refuse to share with us.
Meaning my garden friends -- together we need to come together in hopes of designing a green structure for the LOT 52. Indeed, that is the same lot that HPD is working towards selling to an independent contractor. This independent contractor will construct cement works for monetary gain. either a parking lot, Our main focus is not so much the community gardens, which are already ran by the community with much help from NYC Parks, however our focus is on making Brooklyn Green Again by sustaining and maintaining the green spaces that are available.
With your signatures, and contact information, you will be a part of great change within our community.
Please sign the petition in support of a community garden in the lot on Jefferson Avenue!
Updates
August 19, 2017
The HPD is still ignoring our requests for a meeting regarding these vacant lots. Call your local representative today and demand they push the agency to release these spaces for community gardens.
August 19, 2017
The momentum behind this garden proposal shows that our neighborhood refuses to lose more green space to developers. Call your local representative today to demand they prioritize our community lots over new construction projects.
24 Comments
I am signing this petition in support of a green lot on “lot 52 on block 1651” @ 699 Jefferson Avenue.
Public open green space should be available on every block. Our children and elders need clean air to breathe, and healthy food to eat.
Too many dirty empty lots! And farmer markets are still not available in many poor areas. Let’s make change
Sustainability is key to good health and stability. Food should never be a privilege, for it's a right.
Umi is a hard worker and deserves this lot to be a garden! The community will greatly benefit from such a space.
This garden will be a beautiful addition to our neighborhood, with amazing people to work the land!
This is great!
We need more of this.
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