More Gardens! Meeting, still looking for a new space
Submitted by aresh on Mon, 05/21/2007 - 00:09.
More Gardens! Meeting, Hello new space and celebration
Big help needed to find new space. Presently packing for the move. more info goto moregardens.org
More Gardens! Meeting, Hello new space and celebration Tuesday August 28th 7.30pm
Tenativley at ABC NO RIO waiting for confirmation
Directions to ABC No Rio
ABC No Rio is located on New York's Lower East Side at 156 Rivington Street, between Suffolk and Clinton Streets. It's easy to get here by car, bus, plane, train, subway, PATH, skateboard, bicycle, and foot.
By Subway
Take the F Train to Delancey Street or the J, M, or Z Train to Essex. After you get out of the subway, walk one block north to Rivington Street and turn right. ABC No Rio is located between Suffok and Clinton Streets on the north side of the street, at 156 Rivington Street.
Please bring potluck
info: 917-518-9987
Proposed Agenda: please change or add
More gardens! Office space search:
Big help needed to find new space. Presently packing for the move. more info goto moregardens.org
SBUG
Aguada, Councilmemer Arroyo assisted with a NYCHA relocation. the proposed site is smaller, ad has less legal rights, it is close to the Seniors. Garden was destroyed by sanitation in Spring after a year of inaction. The community gardeners are still waiting for a timeline or a contract.
Vogue community garden, being relocated and decreased to a half of Bush Garden (adjacent endangered community garden). Gardeners are asking for their loved trees to be relocated as promised. Arroyos district.
4 other community gardens above 161st are very much endangered.
Rock community garden- the members are working on a budget plan and working to garner more members
Badillo Rose Garden is preserved in its entirety where she stands. Councilmember Foster tells all city agencies to move the planned building to where they want to relocate the community garden.
HUG
-East Harlem Endangered Gardens -
Young Devils, Developers 116 Block Association are meeting through Councilmember Melissa Mark- Viverito to preserve the community garden. Having ignored the requests to meet and come up with a negotiated land use plan the developers have reduced the avenues to keep the communities long growing oasis where many seniors prosper.
Chenchita - Members still need to get a mediation meeting
Three community gardens made permanent assisted by Councilmember Melissa Mark- Viverito - La Cuevita, Pueblo Unido and Tito Puente garden (110th street block assoc) with Loewen Group devlopers
Fourth community garden, Perla del grup Ponceno - needs to dramatically change from a very large Casita to a more green community garden in one week or lose it all!
After months of anticipation and persevering El Gallo is also going to be preserved in its entirety, Sanidad del Ciello and Minni Barrio community gardens will be relocating into El Gallo. Again thanks to Councilmember Melissa Mark- Viverito and the big Gingko tree.
-Central Harlem Endangered Gardens
Inez Dickens 2 years and HUG is still waiting for a meeting
-Mapping all Harlem endangered community gardens
LES
Children's Magical Garden Coucilperson Gerson anounced that the developer Serge Hoyda is not interested in selling his one third of the garden plot - HPD Meeting to make the other 2/3ds into parks with Alan's support. Rally into the community board with proposal?
Brooklyn Coney Island has endangered community gardens
Unity Tower Tenant Association-- 1917 Surf Avenue, contact: Mr. Verzell Thomas, 718-946-6067
Senior Citizens Block Association of Mermaid Ave-- 2917 West 20th Street, contact: Mr. James Simmons, 718-946-3452
Surf Side Garden-- 2829 Surf Avenue, contact: Mr. Mahow Henry, 347-546-0023
CD picking the cover and art - music printing and venue
Grants, Fundraiser,
Updates
Intern
East Harlem Go Green
Bronx Food Justice Fair