List of community gardens in New York City explained

See also: Community gardens in New York City.

This is a list of community gardens in New York City, sorted by borough. There are over 500 public community gardens, including numerous urban farms, across the five boroughs of the city.[1] [2] Since the 1960s, community gardens have been developed and maintained on vacant lots throughout the city.[3]

Brooklyn

NameLocationManaged ByLifetimeAboutImage
100 Quincy Community Garden100 Quincy Street
1100 Bergen Street Community Garden1107 Bergen Street
400 Montauk Community Garden956 New Lots Ave
462 Halsey Community Farm462 Halsey Street
6/15 Green Community Garden274 15th Street
61 Franklin Street Garden61 Franklin Street
64th Street Community Garden373 64th Street
721 Decatur Street Community Garden721 Decatur Street
A Patch of Inspiration633 Powell Street
Aberdeen Street Community Garden91 Aberdeen Street
Abib Newborn495 Osborn Street
All People's Community Garden149 Tompkins Avenue
Amazing Garden265 Columbia Street
Amboy Street Garden208 Amboy Street
American Heart Garden122 Hart Street
Artsy Bloom Community Garden716 Sutter Avenue
Ashford Learning Garden341 Ashford Street
Ashford Street Abundant Garden330 Ashford Street
BACDYS Garden (Bangladeshi American Development and Youth Services)215 Forbell Street
Backyard Garden69 Hamilton Avenue
Bed-Stuy Farm404 Decatur Street
Bedford Stuyvesant Community Garden (Lola Bryant Comm. Garden)95 Malcolm X Boulevard
Berry Street Garden303 Berry Street
Betty's Community Garden at Hull Street227 Hull Street
Big Red Community Garden436 Van Siclen Avenue
Bountiful Bliss Community Garden1087 East 43rd Street
Bridge Plaza Community Garden153 Concord Street
Brooklyn Bears/Carlton Avenue Garden397 Carlton Avenue
Brooklyn Bears/Pacific Street Garden590 Pacific Street
Brooklyn Bears/Rockwell Place Garden104 Rockwell Place
Brooklyn's Finest Garden48 Lefferts Place
Brownsville Community Farm (James McKeather)239 Herzl Street
Brownsville Green Community Garden1418 Eastern Parkway
Bushwick Garden- Bushwick houses (NYCHA)50 Humbold Street
CAUSA Festival Garden790 Blake Avenue
Canarsie Neighborhood Farm and Garden9299 Schenck Street
Cedar Tree Garden305 Greene Avenue
Central Bainbridge Street Community Garden269 Patchen Avenue
Chestnut Street Garden9 Chestnut Street
Citizens for a Better Community Garden742 Monroe Street
Clara's Garden579 Glenmore Avenue
Classon / Fulgate Block Association Garden474 Classon Avenue
Cleveland Street Vegetable Garden433 Cleveland Street
Clifton Place Memorial Garden & Park1031 Bedford Avenue
Concerned Citizens of Grove Street Community Garden72 Grove Street
Concerned Residents of Barbey Street351 Barbey Street
Contented Hart Garden1475 Bushwick Avenue
Cooper Street Block Buster Community Garden41 Cooper Street
Cooper Street Community Garden34 Cooper Street
Crystal Wells Community Garden35 Crystal Street
David Foulke Memorial Garden248 Bergen Street
Decatur Street Community Garden1052 Decatur Street
Dolly's Park503 President Street
Dumont Garden of Green746 Dumont Avenue
EL Garden120 Jefferson Street
ENY Oasis Community Garden2539 Pitkin Avenue
ENY Youth Farm620 Schenck Avenue
East 4th Street Community Garden (Windsor Terrace Kensington Veterans Memorial)171 E 4th Street
East End Community Garden260 Van Siclen Avenue
Eden Community Garden2084 Pacific Street
Eden’s Community Garden1123 Saint Mark's Avenue
El Puente: Espiritu Tierra Community Garden - Earth Spirit207 South 2nd Street
Elton Street Community Garden585 Elton Street
Escape to Nature555 Glenmore Avenue
Essex Street Community Garden3030 Fulton Street
Euclid / Pine Street Block Association Garden1308 Dumont Avenue
Euclid 500 Community Garden532 Euclid Avenue
F.A.R.R. Community Garden808 Herkimer Street
Family Community Garden Brooklyn793 Cleveland Street
Fantasy Garden181 Legion Street
Farmers Garden1901 Bergen Street
Feeding Tree Garden340 Tompkins Avenue
First Quincy Street Community Garden397 Quincy Street
Floral Vineyard2379 Pitkin Avenue
Fred McLeod Community Garden1833 Strauss Street
Fresh Farm786 Livonia Ave. Brooklyn
Friends of Flowers Community Garden1905 Bergen Street
Garden of Angels978 Greene Avenue
Garden of Eden - Ingersoll Houses (NYCHA)201 Myrtle Avenue
Garden of Hope392 Hancock Street
Garden of Plenty19 Hunterfly Place
Garden of Union (Annie's Garden)634 Union Street
Gates Harvest Garden953 Gates Avenue
George Washington Carver Community Garden110 Walton Street
Georgia Avenue Community Garden328 New Lots Avenue
Gil Hodges (Carroll Street Garden)534 Carroll Street
Go Vertical479 Milford Street
Good Life Garden46 Goodwin Place
Good Shepherds Community Group555 Shepherd Avenue
Grand Street Community Garden239 Grand Street
Granite Street Community Garden30 Granite Street
Green Dome229 North 12th Street
Green Gems147 Fountain Avenue
Green Space at President Street222 5th Avenue
Green Valley Garden93 New Lots Avenue
GreenSpace Native Plant Community Garden and Environmental Center207 4th Avenue
Greene Acres Community Garden349 Greene Ave
Greene Avenue United Neighbors Community Garden490 Greene Avenue
Greene Garden2 South Portland Avenue
Gregory's Garden444 Warwick Street
Halsey Ralph & Howard Community Garden774 Halsey Street Brooklyn
Hancock Community Backyard Garden Park322 Hancock Street
Hands & Heart (New Lots Urban Farm)290 New Lots Avenue
Hart to Hart Community Garden108 Hart Street
Hattie Carthan Community Garden719 Marcy Avenue
Hattie Carthan Herban Farm49 Van Buren St
Heaven's Gate Community Garden (Hart Street)169 Hart Street
Hendrix Street Block Association Garden532 Hendrix Street
Her-King Alagantic Community Garden411 Herkimer Street
Herbal Garden of East New York281 Schenck Avenue
Highland Park Community Garden400 Jamaica Avenue
Hollenback Community Garden460 Washington Avenue
Hooper Grove375 South 5th Street
Howard Garden750 Howard Avenue
Hull Street Community Garden (NYRP)145 Hull Street
Human Compass Community Garden134 Sackett Street
ISO Student Farm514 Rockaway Avenue
Imani Community Garden (Schenectady)87 Schenectady Avenue
Imani II Community Garden1680 Pacific Street
Infant Jesus Community Garden36 Aberdeen Street
Isabahlia Community Garden615 Saratoga Avenue
It's All About Brownsville754 Thomas Boyland Street
Jane Bailey Memorial Garden327 Greene Avenue
Java Street Community Garden59 Java Street2011–[4] The garden was established in 2011 on a vacant lot on Java Street and opened to the public a year later.
Jerome Gardens447 Jerome Street
Jerome-Glenmore Cornerstone314 Jerome Street
Jerry and the Senior Gents of E.N.Y.349 Schenck Avenue
Jes Good Rewards Children's Garden155 Amboy Street
John the Baptist Community Garden10 Stuyvesant Avenue
Keap Fourth Community Garden347 Keap Street
Know Waste Lands1278 Myrtle Avenue
Kosciusko Street Garden and Learning Center385 Kosciusko Street
La Casita Verde Community Garden451 Bedford Avenue
La Finca Community Garden1034 Flushing Avenue
Lefferts Place Community Garden162 Lefferts Place
Lentol Garden478 Graham Avenue
Lincoln Road Garden316 Lincoln Road
Lincoln-Berkeley Community Garden20 Lincoln Place
Linwood Street Garden580 Linwood Street
Living Laboratory Community Garden289 Bristol Street
Love Garden - Sumner Houses (NYCHA)862 Park Avenue
Madison Hill Community Garden90 Madison Street
Madison Square Association Garden1262 Madison Street
Madison Street Association974 Madison Street
Mama Dee's Community Garden1397 Bedford Avenue
Maple Street Community Garden237 Maple Street
Marge Matthews Garden13 Louis Place
McLeod Community Garden130 Liberty Avenue
Miraflores Community Garden[5] 900 Broadway
MoCADA Ubuntu Garden48 Lafayette Avenue
Moffat Street Community Garden9 Moffat Street
Montauk Atkins Community Garden214 Montauk Avenue
Monty's Bradford Street Garden522 Bradford Street
Myrtle Village Green636 Myrtle Avenue
Nehemiah 10 Community Garden565 Barbey Street
New Jersey Avenue Community Garden476 New Jersey Ave
New Madison Harvest Community Garden894 Madison Street
New Vision Garden590 Schenck Avenue
Newkirk Community Garden736 E 8th St, Brooklyn, NY
Newport Garden195 Newport Street
Northside Community Garden599 Driggs Avenue
Nos Cuidamos Community Garden104 Moore Street
Olive Street Garden25 Olive Street
Oriental Garden326 Jerome Street
Paradise Community Garden686 Glenmore Avenue
Patchen Avenue Garden49 Patchen Avenue
Patchen Community Square Garden142 Patchen Avenue
Patrick Van Doren Pocket Park123 Malcolm X Boulevard
Phoenix Community Garden16 Somers Street
Pioneer Works GardenPioneer Street, Red Hook2012–[6] In 2023 the garden became a certified National Wildlife Habitat, providing food and shelter for over 250 species of native and introduced plants, birds and insects that contribute to the biodiversity of Red Hook. The garden is host to performances.
Pink's Paradise Garden of Love - Pink Houses (NYCHA)1258 Loring Avenue Bronx 112O8
Pirate's Cove Garden313 Columbia Street
Ponderosa Garden660 East 105th Street
Poplar Street Community Garden25 Poplar Street
Poppa & Momma Jones Historical Garden337 Van Siclen Avenue
Positive Seeds of Life Garden554 Snediker Avenue
Powell Street Garden410 Livonia Avenue
Powers Street Garden278 Powers Street
Prophecy Garden67 Malta Street
Prospect Farm1194 Prospect Avenue
Prospect Heights Community Farm252-256 St. Marks Avenue
Pulse Garden (NYCHA - Farragut Houses)228 York Street
Q Gardens Community Farm69 East 18th StreetBQLTcommunity farm and community compost project
Ralph-Lincoln Service Center Garden1654 St. John's Place
Red Gate Garden604 Marcy Avenue
Red Shed Community Garden264 Skillman Avenue
Rogers/Tilden/Veronica Place Garden2601 Tilden Avenue.
Santos Community Garden2110 Mermaid Avenue
Saratoga Farm1969 Fulton Street
Scholes Street Children’s Garden134 Scholes Street
Seasons of Vision Garden9-11 Rochester Avenue
Senior Garden - Roosevelt Houses (NYCHA)109 Lewis Avenue
Senior Retreat Garden -Tompkins Houses (NYCHA)911 Myrtle Avenue
Serenity Community Garden4402 Ave. L
Sheffield Garden673 Sheffield Avenue
Shield of Faith81 Montauk Avenue
Shiloh Garden323 Monroe Street
South Brooklyn Children's Garden204 Columbia Street
Spencer Street Community Garden230A Spencer Street
St. John's Place Renaissance Garden1642 St. John's Place
St. Mark's Avenue / Prospect Heights Community Garden207 St. Marks Avenue
Stars of Hope Community Garden213 Madison Street
Sterling Community Group Garden1701 Sterling Place
Stockholm Street Garden143 Stockholm St
Success Garden - East New York461 Williams Avenue
Summit Street Community Garden281 Columbia Street
Sumpter Street Community Garden182 Sumpter Street
Sunkissed Garden658 Saratoga Avenue & 89 Blake Avenue
Sunshine Community Garden101 McKibbin Street
Surfside Garden Multi-Cultural Coalition2871 Surf Avenue
T&T Vernon Block Community Garden200 Vernon Avenue
TLC Sculpture Park Garden275 Glenmore Avenue
Target Brooklyn (Bedford Avenue Block Association)931 Bedford Avenue
Tehuti Ma’at Community Garden455 Ralph Avenue
Ten Eyck Garden17 Ten Eyck Street
The People's Garden1237 Greene Avenue
The Sunlight Garden - Sheepshead Nostrand Houses (NYCHA)2985 Avenue X
Tranquility Farm (Willoughby Ave. Garden)267 Throop Avenue
Triple R (Rest, Reflection, Relaxation)641 Hendrix Street
Umoja Garden1448 Broadway
Union Street Garden and Community Development1029 Union Street
United Herkimer Garden Club97 Herkimer Street
Upon This Rock Community Garden2556 Pitkin Avenue
Urban Meadow125 Van Brunt Street
Vernon Cases Community Garden46Vernon Avenue
Vernon and Throop Community Garden253 Throop Avenue
Victory Garden B5613 Hendrix Street
Vinegar Hill Community Garden199 York Street
Walt L. Shamel Community Garden1095 Dean Street
Warren-St.Marks Community Garden623 Warren Street
Warwick Street Greenery Glow Garden601 Warwick Street
Welcome Home Garden681 Halsey Street
West 23rd Street Community Garden2403 Neptune Avenue
Westbrook Memorial Garden1233 Pacific Street
Whole Neighborhood Garden1001 Bedford Avenue
Williams Avenue Community Garden88 Williams Avenue
Woodbine Street Block Association Garden146 Woodbine Street
Ying & Yang11329 Seaview Avenue

The Bronx

NameLocationManaged ByLifetimeAboutImage
138th Street Community Garden624 East 138th Street
159th Street Community Garden379 East 159th Street
211th Street Community Garden739 East 211th Street
Bainbridge Garden2980 Bainbridge Avenue
Bathgate Community Garden1818 Bathgate Avenue
Bean Morris Garden2096 Morris Avenue
Belmont Little Farmers2485 Belmont Avenue
Bette's Rose Garden1017 Teller Avenue
Bissel Gardens4525 Barnes Avenue
Black Joy Farm972 Simpson Street
Bronx River Community Garden1086 East 180th Street
Bronx Sunshine Garden1768 Bryant Avenue
Bruckner Mott Haven Garden179 Bruckner Blvd
Bryant Hill Community Garden901 Bryant Avenue
Carpenter Avenue Community Garden4501 Carpenter Avenue
Centro Cultural Rincon Criollo749 Brook Avenue
Claremont Neighborhood Garden1280 Teller Avenue
Clay Avenue Community Garden1330 Clay Avenue
Clinton Avenue Community Garden757 East 179th Street
College Avenue Garden1420 College Avenue
Concrete Dreams Community Garden745 Jennings Street
Cook Community Farm2173 Bathgate Avenue
Cordelia’s Garden1311 Bristow Street
Creston Jungle Playground2242 Creston Avenue
Damiana Pizarro Community Garden580 Crotona Park South
Davidson Avenue Community Garden2387 Davidson Avenue
Demera Santiago Garden941 Avenue St. John
Dolorinda Lisante Community Garden809 Courtlandt Avenue
Eagle Slope586 Westchester Avenue
Eastchester Road Community Garden3634 Eastchester Road
El Batey Borincano815 Eagle Avenue
El Batey de Dona Provi504 East 178th Street
El Coqui Liberation Community Garden924 Melrose Avenue
El Flamboyan586 Tinton Avenue
El Jardín de Los Amigos de Moore - Moore Houses- (NYCHA)515 Jackson Avenue
Eternal Life Community Garden1810 University Avenue
Farm in the Bronx2179 Washington Avenue
Flower garden- Morris II Houses (NYCHA)1460 Washington Avenue
Fordham Bedford Lot-Busters2599 Bainbridge Avenue
Franklin Memorial Garden1058 Cauldwell Ave
Freeman Garden1225 Hoe Avenue Bronx
Friends of Brook Park Community Garden494 East 141st Street
Garden Of Youth2175 Prospect Avenue
Garden of Eden1664 Weeks Avenue
Garden of Happiness2160 Prospect Avenue
Garden of Life1665 Weeks Avenue
Genesis Community Garden1185 Franklin Avenue
Glover Street Community Garden1636 Castle Hill Avenue
Green Patch on Walton110 East 176th Street
Grove Hill Community Garden797 Eagle Avenue. (East 158th Street)
Harding Park Community Garden905 Harding Park
Havemeyer Garden Association512 Havemeyer Avenue
Hispanos Unidos2035 Honeywell Avenue
Hornaday Community Garden851 Hornaday Place
Isla Verde Garden625 Wales Avenue
Jardin de la Familia1507 Washington Avenue
Jardin de las Rosas15 Buchanan Place
Jardin la Roca438 East 160th Street
Karol's Urban Farm - Castle Hill (NYCHA)2225 Lacombe Avenue
South Bronx, New York2014-An 8500 square foot community garden at 924 Kelly Street, located in the Hunts Point/Longwood section of the Bronx, New York City.
Krystal Community Garden2093 Vyse Avenue
La Finca Del Sur175 East 138th Street
La Isla USA836 Elton Avenue
La Isla Youth Community Garden96 West 163rd Street
Las Casitas Community Garden1130 Woodycrest Avenue
Leave It Better Community Garden1974 Grand Avenue
Little Paradise Community Garden1062 Grant Avenue
Magnolia Tree Community Garden668 St. Ann's Avenue
Manor Avenue Seniors Garden1021 Manor Avenue
Mapes Avenue Garden2124 Mapes Avenue
Marble Hill Garden - Marble Hill Houses (NYCHA)5240 Broadway
Marie Brooks Community Garden722 Home Street
Melrose Houses Community Garden (NYCHA Melrose Houses)345 East 153rd Street
Melrose New Generation Community Garden377 East 160th Street
Mildred T. Rhodebeck Garden (Garden of Eden)927 Faile Street
Miracle Garden - Bronx851 Fairmont Place
Model T Community Garden1312 Bristow Street
Morning Glory Community Garden[7] 1221 Hoe Avenue
Mosaic Success Garden1315 Odgen Avenue
NYRP Members Garden (Dalia Group)724 Courtlandt Avenue
Neighborhood Advisory Committee Community Garden360 E. 151st Street
New Beginnings Community Garden2502 Davidson Avenue
New Hoe Avenue Garden958 Hoe Avenue
New Roots Community Farm670 Grand Concourse
Oasis on the Green1981 Lafontaine Ave.
Padre Plaza545 East 139th Street
Palmas del Caribe (Eagle Avenue Community Garden)869 Eagle Avenue
Paradise on Earth Community Garden1105 Fox Street
Pelham Organic - Pelham Houses- (NYCHA)985 Waring Avenue
People Garden- Patterson Houses (NYCHA)414 Morris Ave
Perry's Garden (Concerned Tenants of Daly Avenue)2139 Daly Avenue
Rainbow Garden of Life and Health757 Melrose Avenue
Randall Community Garden1834 Randall Avenue
Rays of Sunshine Community Garden (Family Group Garden)418 East 158th Street
Risse Street Community Garden10 Risse Street Garden
Rivers Run Community Garden801 Co-op City Blvd
Roberto Clemente Community Garden1276 Shakespeare Avenue
Schomburg Arts Garden1009 Rev James A Polite Ave
Sun, Wind & Shade Oasis955 Sherman Avenue
Sweetgum Community Garden995 SUMMIT AVENUE
Synergi Urban Garden1211 Hoe Avenue
Taqwa Community Farm90 W 164th Street
Target Bronx (Anderson Avenue Community Garden)1001 Anderson Avenue
The Classics Bronx Community Garden551 Cauldwell Avenue
The Gus Dinolis Waterfront Garden - The Hidden Gem2008 Gildersleeve Avenue
The William Rainey Garden685 Beck Street
Townsend Garden1735 Walton Avenue
Ujamaa Northeast Community Garden3601 Marolla Place
Union Garden - Union Houses (NYCHA)950 Union Ave
United We Stand Garden (Sunflower / Girasol)627 East 137th Street
Vogue Community Garden431 E. 156th Street
Wanaqua Garden462 East 136th Street
William Hooper Garden (Jacquline Denise Davis Garden)586 E 165th Street
Willis Avenue Community Garden (Bronx Community & Cultural Garden)378 Willis Avenue
Wishing Well Garden864 Reverend James A. Polite Avenue
Woodycrest Community Garden949 Woodycrest Avenue
Target Bronx Community Garden1982–

Manhattan

NameLocationManaged ByLifetimeAboutImage
103rd Street Community Garden105 East 103rd StreetDisney, KaBOOM!, East Harlem Community Members[8] 2004–[9] Multi-disciplinary garden, community space[10]
11 BC Serenity Garden626 East 11th Street
117th Street Community Garden172 East 117th Street
11th Street Community Garden[11] 422 East 11th Street
133rd Swing Street Garden155 West 133rd Street
6 BC Botanical Garden624 East 6th Street1981–[12]
6&B Garden6th St and Ave B, East Village6th Street and Avenue B Garden1984Member-run, originally via a 1-year lease from Green Thumb, and later via a license by the City of New York.[13]
6th Street & Avenue B Garden84 Avenue B
Albert's Garden[14] 16-18 East 2nd StreetManhattan Land Trust1971–[15] Named after Albert Eisenlau, an antiques dealer and a local resident. Albert Eisenlau was one of the founding members along with Louise Kruger and Ben Wohlburg. This garden was built after 16 and 18 East 2nd Street plots were repossessed by the City of New York for unpaid taxes.[16]
All People's Garden, Inc.293-295 East 3rd Street
Arboretum Community Garden - Grant Houses (NYCHA)550 West 125 Street
Bradhurst Community Garden of Love321 W 152nd Street
Brisas Del Caribe[17] 237 E 3rd Street
Campos Community Garden[18] 644 East 12th Street
Carmen Pabon Del Amanecer Jardin[19] 117 Avenue C
Carrie McCracken TRUCE Garden145 St. Nicholas Avenue
Carver Community Garden236-242 East 124th Street
Children's Magical Garden[20] 131 Stanton Street
Clayton Williams Garden303 W 126th Street
Clinton Community Garden436 West 48th Street
Clinton Community Garden (LES)171 Stanton Street
Clyde Romero Memorial Garden213 East 7th Street
Corozal Family170 East 117th Street
Creative Little Garden[21] 530 East 6th Street
De Colores Community Yard & Cultural Center313 E 8th Street
Diamante Garden / Dimantis Garden308 East 118th Street
Dias Y Flores520 East 13th Street
Diversity Edible Farm Garden1673 Madison Avenue
Dorothy K. McGowan Memorial Garden513 W 158th Street
Dorothy Strelsin Memorial Garden (Suffolk St. - Committee of Poor People)174 Suffolk Street
Down to Earth Garden[22] 546 East 12th Street
Earth People333 East 8th Street
East Harlem Community Garden429-433 East 117th Street
East Side Outside Community Garden415 East 11th Street
Edgecombe Avenue Garden Park Sanctuary339 Edgecombe Avenue
Edward P. Bowman Park52 W 129th Street
El Barrio Community Garden415 East 117th Street
El Barrio Garden of Angels102 East 122nd Street
El Cataño Garden171 East 110th Street
El Jardin del Paraiso710 East 5th Street
El Sol Brillante Jr.537 East 12th Street
Electric Ladybug Garden237 West 111th Street
Elizabeth Langley Memorial Garden123 West 137th Street
Elizabeth Street Gardenchurch garden
Family Community Garden Manhattan156 East 111th Street
Family Garden by Tiffany & Co.431 East 114th Street
Fifth Street Slope Garden626-27 East 5th Street
First Street Garden[23] 48 East 1st Street
Fishbridge Park Garden340 Pearl Street
Five Star Gardens252 West 121st Street
Flower Door Garden135 Avenue C
Francisco “Pancho” Ramos Community Garden703 East 9th Street
Frank White Memorial Garden506 West 143rd Street
Frederick Douglass Boulevard Community Garden300 W 152nd Street
Garden of Love304 West 116th Street
Garden of the Humanitarians272 East 4th Street
Gatehouse Garden1195 Amsterdam Ave
Green Oasis Community Garden / Gilbert's Garden372 East 8th Street
Harlem Grown 127th Street Learning Annex128 West 127th Street
Harlem Grown 131st Street Farm34 West 131st Street
Harlem Grown 134th Street Farm116 West 134th Street
Harlem Grown 134th Street Green House126 West 134th Street
Harlem Grown P.S. 125 Community Garden425 West 123rd Street
Harlem Roots Community Garden203 W. 120th Street
Harlem Rose Garden8 East 129th Street
Harlem Valley Garden197 West 134th Street
Harlem Village Green54 W 129th Street
Herb Garden (formerly 111th St. Betterment Assoc.)176 E 111th Street
Home Depot Children's Garden421 East 117th Street
Hope Garden[24] 193 East 2nd Street
Hope Steven Garden1656 Amsterdam Avenue
Humacao Community Garden335 E 108th Street
Jackie Robinson Community Garden103 East 122nd Street
Jane Street Garden36 Jane Street
Jenny's Garden699 W 138th Street
Joseph Daniel Wilson Memorial Gardens219 W. 122nd Street
Kenkeleba House Garden212 East 3rd Street
La Casita223 E. 119th Street
La Casita Garden339 East 8th Street
La Cuevita Community Garden71 East 115th Street
La Perla Community Garden76 W. 105th Street
La Plaza Cultural-Armando Perez674 East 9th Street
LaGuardia Corner Community Garden511 LaGuardia Place
Le Petit Versailles Garden247 East 2nd Street
Life Spire2015 Lexington Avenue
Liz Christy Garden110 E Houston Street
Los Amigos221 East 3rd Street
Los Amigos Garden NYRP326 Pleasant Avenue
Love Garden - Saint Nicholas Houses (NYCHA)230 West 129 street
Lower East Side People Care25 Rutgers Street
Lucille McClarey Wicked Friendship Garden499 West 150th Street
Luigi's Garden of Love227 West 115th Street
Lydia's Magic Garden (El Girasol Magic Garden)1665 Park Avenue
M'finda Kalunga Garden179 Chrystie Street
Maggie's Garden564 West 149th Street
Maggie's Magic Garden1574 Lexington Avenue
Miracle Garden[25] 194 East 3rd Street
Mission Garden65 East 111th Street
Mo' Pals545 West 147th Street
Mobilization For Change Community Garden955 Columbus Avenue
Morris Jumel Community Garden457 West 162nd Street
Neighbors of Vega Baja320 E. 109th Street
Oasis Community Garden505 West 52nd Street
Olga's El Gallo Community Garden1891-1895 Lexington Avenue
Orchard Alley[26] 350 East 4th Street
Our Little Green Acre (Garden Eight)277 West 122nd Street
Our Neighborhood Place77 West 127th Street
Pa'lante Community Garden1651 Madison Avenue
Papo's Garden220 E. 119th Street
Parque De Tranquilidad314-318 East 4th Street
Peaceful Valley52 East 117th Street
Peach Tree Garden236 East 2nd Street
Pleasant Village Community Garden342-353 Pleasant Avenue
RING - Riverside Inwood Neighborhood Garden236 Dyckman Street
Rev. Linnette C. Williamson Memorial Park65 West 128th Street
Robert L. Clinkscales Playground and Community Garden (C.G. of West 146th St.)234 West 146th Street
Rodale Pleasant Park Community Garden437 East 114th St/448 East 115th St
Sage's Garden281 East 4th Street
Sam & Sadie Koenig Garden237 E. 7th Street
Secret Garden[27] 293 East 4th Street
Serenity Garden - Lexington houses (NYCHA)15 East 99th Street
Serenity Gardens522 West 146th Street
Siempre Verde Garden[28] 181 Stanton Street - 137 Attorney Street
Smith Garden- Alfred Smith houses (NYCHA)10 Catherine Slip, New York, NY
St. Nicholas Miracle Garden330 Saint Nicholas Avenue
Sugar Hill Garden333 Edgecombe Avenue
Sugar Hill Hope Garden475 W 152nd Street
The Julia Gabriel People's Garden1039 Amsterdam Avenue
Toyota Childrens Learning Garden (Coradan Evaeden)603 East 11th Street
Unity Park55 West 128th Street
Vamos A Sembrar198 Avenue B
Villa Santurce95 East 111th Street
Walter Miller III Memorial Garden (La Casa Frela)13 West 119th Street
West 104th Street Garden8 West 104th Street
West 123rd Street Community Garden116 W. 123rd Street
West 124th Street Community Garden77 West 124th Street
West 132nd Street Garden108 West 132nd Street
West 181st Street Beautification Project814 West 181st Street
West 87th Street Park & Garden55 West 87th Street
William A. Harris Garden869 St Nicholas Ave
William B. Washington Memorial Garden325 West 126th Street

Queens

NameLocationManaged ByLifetimeAboutImage
97th Street Community Garden33-28 97th Street
Back To Eden Community Garden144-29 Lakewood Avenue
Bay 84th Street Community Garden322 Beach 84th Street
Beach 91 Community Garden136 Beach 91st Street
Cambria Heights Community Garden227th St. Cambria Heights
Community Serenity Garden30-15 Seagirt Boulevard
Corona Peachtree Community Garden52-02 102nd Street
Curtis "50 Cent" Community Garden117-09 165th Street
Discovery Community Garden 1108-56 Union Hall Street
Discovery Community Garden 2108-59 Union Hall Street
Dunton Community Garden143-01 Shore Avenue
Edgemere Farm385 Beach 45th Street
Evergreen Community Garden47-32 Colden Street1983–[29] In 1983, a group of Korean immigrants leased a 5.1-acre space in Kissena Park and established the garden. It was intended for recreational purposes and growth of vegetables and flowers, though for-profit farming was prohibited.[30] Ownership of the garden was transferred from the Korean American Senior Center to the Parks Department in 2012, though this sparked a years-long dispute.[31] [32]
FF Michael Brennan Memorial LIC Roots Community Garden29-08 47th Avenue
Far Rock Urban Agro-Education Center378 Beach 45th Street
Garden of Resilience179-18 145th Drive
George Eagle Carr Community Garden89-23 148th Street
George Washington Carver Botanical Garden109-19 156th Street
Liberty Collective Learning Gardeners106-17 173rd Street
Long Island City Community Garden5-30 49th Avenue
Malcolm X Garden33-12 112th Street
McIntosh Neighborhood Association Garden25-16 McIntosh Street
Merrick-Marsden Neighborhood Association Garden118-18 Merrick Boulevard
Merrick-Marsden Neighborhood Association Garden II117-02 Merrick Boulevard
Paradise Community Garden NY107-29 Inwood Street2020–The garden was established during the COVID-19 pandemic amid concerns by its founder, Sonia Ferraro, of scarcity of quality food.[33]
Pembroke/Van Nostrand Court Garden253-15 Pembroke Avenue
Phoenix Gate Community Garden171-03 120th Avenue
Project Eden67-2 Kessel Street
Queens New Roots (East)41-38 69th St
Queens New Roots (West)41-38 69th St
Rockaway Roots Urban Farm308 Beach 58th Street
Rockaway Youth Community Power310 Beach 58th Street
Seagirt Boulevard Community Garden30-03 Seagirt Boulevard
Serinor Community Garden - International Towers (NYCHA)90-20 170th Street, Queens 11432
Smiling Hogshead Ranch[34] 25-30 Skillman Avenue2011–The Smiling Hogshead Ranch was originally a guerrilla garden on a freight spur of the abandoned Montauk Cutoff.[35] In 2013, its founders obtained permission from the MTA to operate on the abandoned right-of-way.[36]
South Jamaica Infinity Garden150-12 115th Drive
Sparrow's Nest Community Garden54-01 101st Street
Sunset Community Garden18-34 Willoughby Avenue
The Community Pride - Woodside (NYCHA)49-11 Broadway Queens
The Garden By The Bay480 Beach 43rd Street
Trees of Life Organic Garden106-17 173rd Street
Two Coves Community Garden11-01 30th Avenue
Windmill Community Garden39-22 29th Street

Staten Island

NameLocationManaged ByLifetimeAboutImage
Hill Street Community Garden50 Hill Street
Joe Holzka Community Garden1170 Castleton Avenue
Olivet Heavenly Harvest97 Myrtle Avenue
Roots of Peace Community Garden390 Targee Street
Skyline Community Garden40-66 Prospect Avenue
South Beach community garden NYCHA100 Kramer street 10306
West Brighton Community Garden899 Henderson Avenue
Westervelt Community Garden143 Westervelt Avenue
Moravian Community Garden1657 Victory Blvd.church garden

Unsorted

NameLocationManaged ByLifetimeAboutImage
All People's Garden[37]
De Colores Yard & Cultural Center[38]
Dias y Flores Community Garden[39]
Dorothy Strelsin Memorial Community Garden[40]
Earth People Community Garden[41]
El Jardin Del Paraiso[42]
El Sol Brillante[43]
Firemen's Memorial Garden[44]
Green Oasis Community Garden[45]
Greenspace at President Street[46]
Jardin Los Amigos[47]
Kelly Street Garden[48]
Kenkeleba Garden[49]
Know Waste Lands/Tierra Sin Desecho[50]
La Casita Community Garden[51]
M'Finda Kalunga Garden[52]
Parque de Tranquilidad[53]
Peach Tree Community Garden[54]
PS 84 Lillian Weber Rooftop Garden Classroom[55]
PS 84 Lillian Weber 91st street Garden Classroom[56]
Q Gardens[57]
Sam and Sadie Koenig Community Garden[58]
Stockholm Community Garden[59]
Vamos a Sembrar[60]
5th Street Slope Garden[61]
6th Street and Avenue B Garden[62]
9th Street Community Garden and Park[63]
11 BC Community Garden[64]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.nycgovparks.org/greenthumb#garden-list
  2. Web site: Community Gardens and Urban Agriculture . ny.gov . May 4, 2024.
  3. Web site: GreenThumb Main Page . NYC Parks . May 4, 2024.
  4. Web site: Home - Java Street Garden . May 4, 2024.
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