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]
Name | Location | Managed By | Lifetime | About | Image |
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100 Quincy Community Garden | 100 Quincy Street | ||||
1100 Bergen Street Community Garden | 1107 Bergen Street | ||||
400 Montauk Community Garden | 956 New Lots Ave | ||||
462 Halsey Community Farm | 462 Halsey Street | ||||
6/15 Green Community Garden | 274 15th Street | ||||
61 Franklin Street Garden | 61 Franklin Street | ||||
64th Street Community Garden | 373 64th Street | ||||
721 Decatur Street Community Garden | 721 Decatur Street | ||||
A Patch of Inspiration | 633 Powell Street | ||||
Aberdeen Street Community Garden | 91 Aberdeen Street | ||||
Abib Newborn | 495 Osborn Street | ||||
All People's Community Garden | 149 Tompkins Avenue | ||||
Amazing Garden | 265 Columbia Street | ||||
Amboy Street Garden | 208 Amboy Street | ||||
American Heart Garden | 122 Hart Street | ||||
Artsy Bloom Community Garden | 716 Sutter Avenue | ||||
Ashford Learning Garden | 341 Ashford Street | ||||
Ashford Street Abundant Garden | 330 Ashford Street | ||||
BACDYS Garden (Bangladeshi American Development and Youth Services) | 215 Forbell Street | ||||
Backyard Garden | 69 Hamilton Avenue | ||||
Bed-Stuy Farm | 404 Decatur Street | ||||
Bedford Stuyvesant Community Garden (Lola Bryant Comm. Garden) | 95 Malcolm X Boulevard | ||||
Berry Street Garden | 303 Berry Street | ||||
Betty's Community Garden at Hull Street | 227 Hull Street | ||||
Big Red Community Garden | 436 Van Siclen Avenue | ||||
Bountiful Bliss Community Garden | 1087 East 43rd Street | ||||
Bridge Plaza Community Garden | 153 Concord Street | ||||
Brooklyn Bears/Carlton Avenue Garden | 397 Carlton Avenue | ||||
Brooklyn Bears/Pacific Street Garden | 590 Pacific Street | ||||
Brooklyn Bears/Rockwell Place Garden | 104 Rockwell Place | ||||
Brooklyn's Finest Garden | 48 Lefferts Place | ||||
Brownsville Community Farm (James McKeather) | 239 Herzl Street | ||||
Brownsville Green Community Garden | 1418 Eastern Parkway | ||||
Bushwick Garden- Bushwick houses (NYCHA) | 50 Humbold Street | ||||
CAUSA Festival Garden | 790 Blake Avenue | ||||
Canarsie Neighborhood Farm and Garden | 9299 Schenck Street | ||||
Cedar Tree Garden | 305 Greene Avenue | ||||
Central Bainbridge Street Community Garden | 269 Patchen Avenue | ||||
Chestnut Street Garden | 9 Chestnut Street | ||||
Citizens for a Better Community Garden | 742 Monroe Street | ||||
Clara's Garden | 579 Glenmore Avenue | ||||
Classon / Fulgate Block Association Garden | 474 Classon Avenue | ||||
Cleveland Street Vegetable Garden | 433 Cleveland Street | ||||
Clifton Place Memorial Garden & Park | 1031 Bedford Avenue | ||||
Concerned Citizens of Grove Street Community Garden | 72 Grove Street | ||||
Concerned Residents of Barbey Street | 351 Barbey Street | ||||
Contented Hart Garden | 1475 Bushwick Avenue | ||||
Cooper Street Block Buster Community Garden | 41 Cooper Street | ||||
Cooper Street Community Garden | 34 Cooper Street | ||||
Crystal Wells Community Garden | 35 Crystal Street | ||||
David Foulke Memorial Garden | 248 Bergen Street | ||||
Decatur Street Community Garden | 1052 Decatur Street | ||||
Dolly's Park | 503 President Street | ||||
Dumont Garden of Green | 746 Dumont Avenue | ||||
EL Garden | 120 Jefferson Street | ||||
ENY Oasis Community Garden | 2539 Pitkin Avenue | ||||
ENY Youth Farm | 620 Schenck Avenue | ||||
East 4th Street Community Garden (Windsor Terrace Kensington Veterans Memorial) | 171 E 4th Street | ||||
East End Community Garden | 260 Van Siclen Avenue | ||||
Eden Community Garden | 2084 Pacific Street | ||||
Eden’s Community Garden | 1123 Saint Mark's Avenue | ||||
El Puente: Espiritu Tierra Community Garden - Earth Spirit | 207 South 2nd Street | ||||
Elton Street Community Garden | 585 Elton Street | ||||
Escape to Nature | 555 Glenmore Avenue | ||||
Essex Street Community Garden | 3030 Fulton Street | ||||
Euclid / Pine Street Block Association Garden | 1308 Dumont Avenue | ||||
Euclid 500 Community Garden | 532 Euclid Avenue | ||||
F.A.R.R. Community Garden | 808 Herkimer Street | ||||
Family Community Garden Brooklyn | 793 Cleveland Street | ||||
Fantasy Garden | 181 Legion Street | ||||
Farmers Garden | 1901 Bergen Street | ||||
Feeding Tree Garden | 340 Tompkins Avenue | ||||
First Quincy Street Community Garden | 397 Quincy Street | ||||
Floral Vineyard | 2379 Pitkin Avenue | ||||
Fred McLeod Community Garden | 1833 Strauss Street | ||||
Fresh Farm | 786 Livonia Ave. Brooklyn | ||||
Friends of Flowers Community Garden | 1905 Bergen Street | ||||
Garden of Angels | 978 Greene Avenue | ||||
Garden of Eden - Ingersoll Houses (NYCHA) | 201 Myrtle Avenue | ||||
Garden of Hope | 392 Hancock Street | ||||
Garden of Plenty | 19 Hunterfly Place | ||||
Garden of Union (Annie's Garden) | 634 Union Street | ||||
Gates Harvest Garden | 953 Gates Avenue | ||||
George Washington Carver Community Garden | 110 Walton Street | ||||
Georgia Avenue Community Garden | 328 New Lots Avenue | ||||
Gil Hodges (Carroll Street Garden) | 534 Carroll Street | ||||
Go Vertical | 479 Milford Street | ||||
Good Life Garden | 46 Goodwin Place | ||||
Good Shepherds Community Group | 555 Shepherd Avenue | ||||
Grand Street Community Garden | 239 Grand Street | ||||
Granite Street Community Garden | 30 Granite Street | ||||
Green Dome | 229 North 12th Street | ||||
Green Gems | 147 Fountain Avenue | ||||
Green Space at President Street | 222 5th Avenue | ||||
Green Valley Garden | 93 New Lots Avenue | ||||
GreenSpace Native Plant Community Garden and Environmental Center | 207 4th Avenue | ||||
Greene Acres Community Garden | 349 Greene Ave | ||||
Greene Avenue United Neighbors Community Garden | 490 Greene Avenue | ||||
Greene Garden | 2 South Portland Avenue | ||||
Gregory's Garden | 444 Warwick Street | ||||
Halsey Ralph & Howard Community Garden | 774 Halsey Street Brooklyn | ||||
Hancock Community Backyard Garden Park | 322 Hancock Street | ||||
Hands & Heart (New Lots Urban Farm) | 290 New Lots Avenue | ||||
Hart to Hart Community Garden | 108 Hart Street | ||||
Hattie Carthan Community Garden | 719 Marcy Avenue | ||||
Hattie Carthan Herban Farm | 49 Van Buren St | ||||
Heaven's Gate Community Garden (Hart Street) | 169 Hart Street | ||||
Hendrix Street Block Association Garden | 532 Hendrix Street | ||||
Her-King Alagantic Community Garden | 411 Herkimer Street | ||||
Herbal Garden of East New York | 281 Schenck Avenue | ||||
Highland Park Community Garden | 400 Jamaica Avenue | ||||
Hollenback Community Garden | 460 Washington Avenue | ||||
Hooper Grove | 375 South 5th Street | ||||
Howard Garden | 750 Howard Avenue | ||||
Hull Street Community Garden (NYRP) | 145 Hull Street | ||||
Human Compass Community Garden | 134 Sackett Street | ||||
ISO Student Farm | 514 Rockaway Avenue | ||||
Imani Community Garden (Schenectady) | 87 Schenectady Avenue | ||||
Imani II Community Garden | 1680 Pacific Street | ||||
Infant Jesus Community Garden | 36 Aberdeen Street | ||||
Isabahlia Community Garden | 615 Saratoga Avenue | ||||
It's All About Brownsville | 754 Thomas Boyland Street | ||||
Jane Bailey Memorial Garden | 327 Greene Avenue | ||||
Java Street Community Garden | 59 Java Street | 2011– [4] | The garden was established in 2011 on a vacant lot on Java Street and opened to the public a year later. [4] | ||
Jerome Gardens | 447 Jerome Street | ||||
Jerome-Glenmore Cornerstone | 314 Jerome Street | ||||
Jerry and the Senior Gents of E.N.Y. | 349 Schenck Avenue | ||||
Jes Good Rewards Children's Garden | 155 Amboy Street | ||||
John the Baptist Community Garden | 10 Stuyvesant Avenue | ||||
Keap Fourth Community Garden | 347 Keap Street | ||||
Know Waste Lands | 1278 Myrtle Avenue | ||||
Kosciusko Street Garden and Learning Center | 385 Kosciusko Street | ||||
La Casita Verde Community Garden | 451 Bedford Avenue | ||||
La Finca Community Garden | 1034 Flushing Avenue | ||||
Lefferts Place Community Garden | 162 Lefferts Place | ||||
Lentol Garden | 478 Graham Avenue | ||||
Lincoln Road Garden | 316 Lincoln Road | ||||
Lincoln-Berkeley Community Garden | 20 Lincoln Place | ||||
Linwood Street Garden | 580 Linwood Street | ||||
Living Laboratory Community Garden | 289 Bristol Street | ||||
Love Garden - Sumner Houses (NYCHA) | 862 Park Avenue | ||||
Madison Hill Community Garden | 90 Madison Street | ||||
Madison Square Association Garden | 1262 Madison Street | ||||
Madison Street Association | 974 Madison Street | ||||
Mama Dee's Community Garden | 1397 Bedford Avenue | ||||
Maple Street Community Garden | 237 Maple Street | ||||
Marge Matthews Garden | 13 Louis Place | ||||
McLeod Community Garden | 130 Liberty Avenue | ||||
Miraflores Community Garden [5] | 900 Broadway | ||||
MoCADA Ubuntu Garden | 48 Lafayette Avenue | ||||
Moffat Street Community Garden | 9 Moffat Street | ||||
Montauk Atkins Community Garden | 214 Montauk Avenue | ||||
Monty's Bradford Street Garden | 522 Bradford Street | ||||
Myrtle Village Green | 636 Myrtle Avenue | ||||
Nehemiah 10 Community Garden | 565 Barbey Street | ||||
New Jersey Avenue Community Garden | 476 New Jersey Ave | ||||
New Madison Harvest Community Garden | 894 Madison Street | ||||
New Vision Garden | 590 Schenck Avenue | ||||
Newkirk Community Garden | 736 E 8th St, Brooklyn, NY | ||||
Newport Garden | 195 Newport Street | ||||
Northside Community Garden | 599 Driggs Avenue | ||||
Nos Cuidamos Community Garden | 104 Moore Street | ||||
Olive Street Garden | 25 Olive Street | ||||
Oriental Garden | 326 Jerome Street | ||||
Paradise Community Garden | 686 Glenmore Avenue | ||||
Patchen Avenue Garden | 49 Patchen Avenue | ||||
Patchen Community Square Garden | 142 Patchen Avenue | 2012– [6] | Located on the site of a former garden from the 1980s. [7] | ||
Patrick Van Doren Pocket Park | 123 Malcolm X Boulevard | ||||
Phoenix Community Garden | 16 Somers Street | ||||
Pioneer Works Garden | Pioneer Street, Red Hook | 2012– [8] | 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 Garden | 313 Columbia Street | ||||
Ponderosa Garden | 660 East 105th Street | ||||
Poplar Street Community Garden | 25 Poplar Street | ||||
Poppa & Momma Jones Historical Garden | 337 Van Siclen Avenue | ||||
Positive Seeds of Life Garden | 554 Snediker Avenue | ||||
Powell Street Garden | 410 Livonia Avenue | ||||
Powers Street Garden | 278 Powers Street | ||||
Prophecy Garden | 67 Malta Street | ||||
Prospect Farm | 1194 Prospect Avenue | ||||
Prospect Heights Community Farm | 252-256 St. Marks Avenue | ||||
Pulse Garden (NYCHA - Farragut Houses ) | 228 York Street | ||||
Q Gardens Community Farm | 69 East 18th Street | BQLT | community farm and community compost project | ||
Ralph-Lincoln Service Center Garden | 1654 St. John's Place | ||||
Red Gate Garden | 604 Marcy Avenue | ||||
Red Shed Community Garden | 264 Skillman Avenue | ||||
Rogers/Tilden/Veronica Place Garden | 2601 Tilden Avenue. | ||||
Santos Community Garden | 2110 Mermaid Avenue | ||||
Saratoga Farm | 1969 Fulton Street | ||||
Scholes Street Children’s Garden | 134 Scholes Street | ||||
Seasons of Vision Garden | 9-11 Rochester Avenue | ||||
Senior Garden - Roosevelt Houses (NYCHA ) | 109 Lewis Avenue | ||||
Senior Retreat Garden -Tompkins Houses (NYCHA) | 911 Myrtle Avenue | ||||
Serenity Community Garden | 4402 Ave. L | ||||
Sheffield Garden | 673 Sheffield Avenue | ||||
Shield of Faith | 81 Montauk Avenue | ||||
Shiloh Garden | 323 Monroe Street | ||||
South Brooklyn Children's Garden | 204 Columbia Street | ||||
Spencer Street Community Garden | 230A Spencer Street | ||||
St. John's Place Renaissance Garden | 1642 St. John's Place | ||||
St. Mark's Avenue / Prospect Heights Community Garden | 207 St. Marks Avenue | ||||
Stars of Hope Community Garden | 213 Madison Street | ||||
Sterling Community Group Garden | 1701 Sterling Place | ||||
Stockholm Street Garden | 143 Stockholm St | ||||
Success Garden - East New York | 461 Williams Avenue | ||||
Summit Street Community Garden | 281 Columbia Street | ||||
Sumpter Street Community Garden | 182 Sumpter Street | ||||
Sunkissed Garden | 658 Saratoga Avenue & 89 Blake Avenue | ||||
Sunshine Community Garden | 101 McKibbin Street | ||||
Surfside Garden Multi-Cultural Coalition | 2871 Surf Avenue | ||||
T&T Vernon Block Community Garden | 200 Vernon Avenue | ||||
TLC Sculpture Park Garden | 275 Glenmore Avenue | ||||
Target Brooklyn (Bedford Avenue Block Association) | 931 Bedford Avenue | ||||
Tehuti Ma’at Community Garden | 455 Ralph Avenue | ||||
Ten Eyck Garden | 17 Ten Eyck Street | ||||
The People's Garden | 1237 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 Garden | 1448 Broadway | ||||
Union Street Garden and Community Development | 1029 Union Street | ||||
United Herkimer Garden Club | 97 Herkimer Street | ||||
Upon This Rock Community Garden | 2556 Pitkin Avenue | ||||
Urban Meadow | 125 Van Brunt Street | ||||
Vernon Cases Community Garden | 46Vernon Avenue | ||||
Vernon and Throop Community Garden | 253 Throop Avenue | ||||
Victory Garden B5 | 613 Hendrix Street | ||||
Vinegar Hill Community Garden | 199 York Street | ||||
Walt L. Shamel Community Garden | 1095 Dean Street | ||||
Warren-St.Marks Community Garden | 623 Warren Street | ||||
Warwick Street Greenery Glow Garden | 601 Warwick Street | ||||
Welcome Home Garden | 681 Halsey Street | ||||
West 23rd Street Community Garden | 2403 Neptune Avenue | ||||
Westbrook Memorial Garden | 1233 Pacific Street | ||||
Whole Neighborhood Garden | 1001 Bedford Avenue | ||||
Williams Avenue Community Garden | 88 Williams Avenue | ||||
Woodbine Street Block Association Garden | 146 Woodbine Street | ||||
Ying & Yang | 11329 Seaview Avenue |
Name | Location | Managed By | Lifetime | About | Image |
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138th Street Community Garden | 624 East 138th Street | ||||
159th Street Community Garden | 379 East 159th Street | ||||
211th Street Community Garden | 739 East 211th Street | ||||
Bainbridge Garden | 2980 Bainbridge Avenue | ||||
Bathgate Community Garden | 1818 Bathgate Avenue | ||||
Bean Morris Garden | 2096 Morris Avenue | ||||
Belmont Little Farmers | 2485 Belmont Avenue | ||||
Bette's Rose Garden | 1017 Teller Avenue | ||||
Bissel Gardens | 4525 Barnes Avenue | ||||
Black Joy Farm | 972 Simpson Street | ||||
Bronx River Community Garden | 1086 East 180th Street | ||||
Bronx Sunshine Garden | 1768 Bryant Avenue | ||||
Bruckner Mott Haven Garden | 179 Bruckner Blvd | ||||
Bryant Hill Community Garden | 901 Bryant Avenue | ||||
Carpenter Avenue Community Garden | 4501 Carpenter Avenue | ||||
Centro Cultural Rincon Criollo | 749 Brook Avenue | ||||
Claremont Neighborhood Garden | 1280 Teller Avenue | ||||
Clay Avenue Community Garden | 1330 Clay Avenue | ||||
Clinton Avenue Community Garden | 757 East 179th Street | ||||
College Avenue Garden | 1420 College Avenue | ||||
Concrete Dreams Community Garden | 745 Jennings Street | ||||
Cook Community Farm | 2173 Bathgate Avenue | ||||
Cordelia’s Garden | 1311 Bristow Street | ||||
Creston Jungle Playground | 2242 Creston Avenue | ||||
Damiana Pizarro Community Garden | 580 Crotona Park South | ||||
Davidson Avenue Community Garden | 2387 Davidson Avenue | ||||
Demera Santiago Garden | 941 Avenue St. John | ||||
Dolorinda Lisante Community Garden | 809 Courtlandt Avenue | ||||
Eagle Slope | 586 Westchester Avenue | ||||
Eastchester Road Community Garden | 3634 Eastchester Road | ||||
El Batey Borincano | 815 Eagle Avenue | ||||
El Batey de Dona Provi | 504 East 178th Street | ||||
El Coqui Liberation Community Garden | 924 Melrose Avenue | ||||
El Flamboyan | 586 Tinton Avenue | ||||
El Jardín de Los Amigos de Moore - Moore Houses- (NYCHA) | 515 Jackson Avenue | ||||
Eternal Life Community Garden | 1810 University Avenue | ||||
Farm in the Bronx | 2179 Washington Avenue | ||||
Flower garden- Morris II Houses (NYCHA) | 1460 Washington Avenue | ||||
Fordham Bedford Lot-Busters | 2599 Bainbridge Avenue | ||||
Franklin Memorial Garden | 1058 Cauldwell Ave | ||||
Freeman Garden | 1225 Hoe Avenue Bronx | ||||
Friends of Brook Park Community Garden | 494 East 141st Street | ||||
Garden Of Youth | 2175 Prospect Avenue | ||||
Garden of Eden | 1664 Weeks Avenue | ||||
Garden of Happiness | 2160 Prospect Avenue | ||||
Garden of Life | 1665 Weeks Avenue | ||||
Genesis Community Garden | 1185 Franklin Avenue | ||||
Glover Street Community Garden | 1636 Castle Hill Avenue | ||||
Green Patch on Walton | 110 East 176th Street | ||||
Grove Hill Community Garden | 797 Eagle Avenue. (East 158th Street) | ||||
Harding Park Community Garden | 905 Harding Park | ||||
Havemeyer Garden Association | 512 Havemeyer Avenue | ||||
Hispanos Unidos | 2035 Honeywell Avenue | ||||
Hornaday Community Garden | 851 Hornaday Place | ||||
Isla Verde Garden | 625 Wales Avenue | ||||
Jardin de la Familia | 1507 Washington Avenue | ||||
Jardin de las Rosas | 15 Buchanan Place | ||||
Jardin la Roca | 438 East 160th Street | ||||
Karol's Urban Farm - Castle Hill (NYCHA) | 2225 Lacombe Avenue | ||||
Kelly Street Garden | South Bronx, New York | 2014- | 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 Garden | 2093 Vyse Avenue | ||||
La Finca Del Sur | 175 East 138th Street | ||||
La Isla USA | 836 Elton Avenue | ||||
La Isla Youth Community Garden | 96 West 163rd Street | ||||
Las Casitas Community Garden | 1130 Woodycrest Avenue | ||||
Leave It Better Community Garden | 1974 Grand Avenue | ||||
Little Paradise Community Garden | 1062 Grant Avenue | ||||
Magnolia Tree Community Garden | 668 St. Ann's Avenue | ||||
Manor Avenue Seniors Garden | 1021 Manor Avenue | ||||
Mapes Avenue Garden | 2124 Mapes Avenue | ||||
Marble Hill Garden - Marble Hill Houses (NYCHA) | 5240 Broadway | ||||
Marie Brooks Community Garden | 722 Home Street | ||||
Melrose Houses Community Garden (NYCHA Melrose Houses) | 345 East 153rd Street | ||||
Melrose New Generation Community Garden | 377 East 160th Street | ||||
Mildred T. Rhodebeck Garden (Garden of Eden) | 927 Faile Street | ||||
Miracle Garden - Bronx | 851 Fairmont Place | ||||
Model T Community Garden | 1312 Bristow Street | ||||
Morning Glory Community Garden [9] | 1221 Hoe Avenue | ||||
Mosaic Success Garden | 1315 Odgen Avenue | ||||
NYRP Members Garden (Dalia Group) | 724 Courtlandt Avenue | ||||
Neighborhood Advisory Committee Community Garden | 360 E. 151st Street | ||||
New Beginnings Community Garden | 2502 Davidson Avenue | ||||
New Hoe Avenue Garden | 958 Hoe Avenue | ||||
New Roots Community Farm | 670 Grand Concourse | ||||
Oasis on the Green | 1981 Lafontaine Ave. | ||||
Padre Plaza | 545 East 139th Street | ||||
Palmas del Caribe (Eagle Avenue Community Garden) | 869 Eagle Avenue | ||||
Paradise on Earth Community Garden | 1105 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 Health | 757 Melrose Avenue | ||||
Randall Community Garden | 1834 Randall Avenue | ||||
Rays of Sunshine Community Garden (Family Group Garden) | 418 East 158th Street | ||||
Risse Street Community Garden | 10 Risse Street Garden | ||||
Rivers Run Community Garden | 801 Co-op City Blvd | ||||
Roberto Clemente Community Garden | 1276 Shakespeare Avenue | ||||
Schomburg Arts Garden | 1009 Rev James A Polite Ave | ||||
Sun, Wind & Shade Oasis | 955 Sherman Avenue | ||||
Sweetgum Community Garden | 995 SUMMIT AVENUE | ||||
Synergi Urban Garden | 1211 Hoe Avenue | ||||
Taqwa Community Farm | 90 W 164th Street | ||||
Target Bronx (Anderson Avenue Community Garden) | 1001 Anderson Avenue | ||||
The Classics Bronx Community Garden | 551 Cauldwell Avenue | ||||
The Gus Dinolis Waterfront Garden - The Hidden Gem | 2008 Gildersleeve Avenue | ||||
The William Rainey Garden | 685 Beck Street | ||||
Townsend Garden | 1735 Walton Avenue | ||||
Ujamaa Northeast Community Garden | 3601 Marolla Place | ||||
Union Garden - Union Houses (NYCHA) | 950 Union Ave | ||||
United We Stand Garden (Sunflower / Girasol) | 627 East 137th Street | ||||
Vogue Community Garden | 431 E. 156th Street | ||||
Wanaqua Garden | 462 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 Garden | 864 Reverend James A. Polite Avenue | ||||
Woodycrest Community Garden | 949 Woodycrest Avenue | ||||
Target Bronx Community Garden | 1982– |
Name | Location | Managed By | Lifetime | About | Image |
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103rd Street Community Garden | 105 East 103rd Street | Disney, KaBOOM!, East Harlem Community Members [10] | 2004– [11] | Multi-disciplinary garden, community space [12] | |
11 BC Serenity Garden | 626 East 11th Street | ||||
117th Street Community Garden | 172 East 117th Street | ||||
11th Street Community Garden [13] | 422 East 11th Street | ||||
133rd Swing Street Garden | 155 West 133rd Street | ||||
6 BC Botanical Garden | 624 East 6th Street | 1981– [14] | |||
6&B Garden | 6th St and Ave B, East Village | 6th Street and Avenue B Garden | 1984 | Member-run, originally via a 1-year lease from Green Thumb, and later via a license by the City of New York. [15] | |
6th Street & Avenue B Garden | 84 Avenue B | ||||
Albert's Garden [16] | 16-18 East 2nd Street | Manhattan Land Trust | 1971– [17] | 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. [18] | |
All People's Garden, Inc. | 293-295 East 3rd Street | ||||
Arboretum Community Garden - Grant Houses (NYCHA) | 550 West 125 Street | ||||
Bradhurst Community Garden of Love | 321 W 152nd Street | ||||
Brisas Del Caribe [19] | 237 E 3rd Street | ||||
Campos Community Garden [20] | 644 East 12th Street | ||||
Carmen Pabon Del Amanecer Jardin [21] | 117 Avenue C | ||||
Carrie McCracken TRUCE Garden | 145 St. Nicholas Avenue | ||||
Carver Community Garden | 236-242 East 124th Street | ||||
Children's Magical Garden [22] | 131 Stanton Street | ||||
Clayton Williams Garden | 303 W 126th Street | ||||
Clinton Community Garden | 436 West 48th Street | ||||
Clinton Community Garden (LES) | 171 Stanton Street | ||||
Clyde Romero Memorial Garden | 213 East 7th Street | ||||
Corozal Family | 170 East 117th Street | ||||
Creative Little Garden [23] | 530 East 6th Street | ||||
De Colores Community Yard & Cultural Center | 313 E 8th Street | ||||
Diamante Garden / Dimantis Garden | 308 East 118th Street | ||||
Dias Y Flores | 520 East 13th Street | ||||
Diversity Edible Farm Garden | 1673 Madison Avenue | ||||
Dorothy K. McGowan Memorial Garden | 513 W 158th Street | ||||
Dorothy Strelsin Memorial Garden (Suffolk St. - Committee of Poor People) | 174 Suffolk Street | ||||
Down to Earth Garden [24] | 546 East 12th Street | ||||
Earth People | 333 East 8th Street | ||||
East Harlem Community Garden | 429-433 East 117th Street | ||||
East Side Outside Community Garden | 415 East 11th Street | ||||
Edgecombe Avenue Garden Park Sanctuary | 339 Edgecombe Avenue | ||||
Edward P. Bowman Park | 52 W 129th Street | ||||
El Barrio Community Garden | 415 East 117th Street | ||||
El Barrio Garden of Angels | 102 East 122nd Street | ||||
El Cataño Garden | 171 East 110th Street | ||||
El Jardin del Paraiso | 710 East 5th Street | ||||
El Sol Brillante Jr. | 537 East 12th Street | ||||
Electric Ladybug Garden | 237 West 111th Street | ||||
Elizabeth Langley Memorial Garden | 123 West 137th Street | ||||
Elizabeth Street Garden | church garden | ||||
Family Community Garden Manhattan | 156 East 111th Street | ||||
Family Garden by Tiffany & Co. | 431 East 114th Street | ||||
Fifth Street Slope Garden | 626-27 East 5th Street | ||||
First Street Garden [25] | 48 East 1st Street | ||||
Fishbridge Park Garden | 340 Pearl Street | ||||
Five Star Gardens | 252 West 121st Street | ||||
Flower Door Garden | 135 Avenue C | ||||
Francisco “Pancho” Ramos Community Garden | 703 East 9th Street | ||||
Frank White Memorial Garden | 506 West 143rd Street | ||||
Frederick Douglass Boulevard Community Garden | 300 W 152nd Street | ||||
Garden of Love | 304 West 116th Street | ||||
Garden of the Humanitarians | 272 East 4th Street | ||||
Gatehouse Garden | 1195 Amsterdam Ave | ||||
Green Oasis Community Garden / Gilbert's Garden | 372 East 8th Street | ||||
Harlem Grown 127th Street Learning Annex | 128 West 127th Street | ||||
Harlem Grown 131st Street Farm | 34 West 131st Street | ||||
Harlem Grown 134th Street Farm | 116 West 134th Street | ||||
Harlem Grown 134th Street Green House | 126 West 134th Street | ||||
Harlem Grown P.S. 125 Community Garden | 425 West 123rd Street | ||||
Harlem Roots Community Garden | 203 W. 120th Street | ||||
Harlem Rose Garden | 8 East 129th Street | ||||
Harlem Valley Garden | 197 West 134th Street | ||||
Harlem Village Green | 54 W 129th Street | ||||
Herb Garden (formerly 111th St. Betterment Assoc.) | 176 E 111th Street | ||||
Home Depot Children's Garden | 421 East 117th Street | ||||
Hope Garden [26] | 193 East 2nd Street | ||||
Hope Steven Garden | 1656 Amsterdam Avenue | ||||
Humacao Community Garden | 335 E 108th Street | ||||
Jackie Robinson Community Garden | 103 East 122nd Street | ||||
Jane Street Garden | 36 Jane Street | ||||
Jenny's Garden | 699 W 138th Street | ||||
Joseph Daniel Wilson Memorial Gardens | 219 W. 122nd Street | ||||
Kenkeleba House Garden | 212 East 3rd Street | ||||
La Casita | 223 E. 119th Street | ||||
La Casita Garden | 339 East 8th Street | ||||
La Cuevita Community Garden | 71 East 115th Street | ||||
La Perla Community Garden | 76 W. 105th Street | ||||
La Plaza Cultural-Armando Perez | 674 East 9th Street | ||||
LaGuardia Corner Community Garden | 511 LaGuardia Place | ||||
Le Petit Versailles Garden | 247 East 2nd Street | ||||
Life Spire | 2015 Lexington Avenue | ||||
Liz Christy Garden | 110 E Houston Street | ||||
Los Amigos | 221 East 3rd Street | ||||
Los Amigos Garden NYRP | 326 Pleasant Avenue | ||||
Love Garden - Saint Nicholas Houses (NYCHA) | 230 West 129 street | ||||
Lower East Side People Care | 25 Rutgers Street | ||||
Lucille McClarey Wicked Friendship Garden | 499 West 150th Street | ||||
Luigi's Garden of Love | 227 West 115th Street | ||||
Lydia's Magic Garden (El Girasol Magic Garden) | 1665 Park Avenue | ||||
M'finda Kalunga Garden | 179 Chrystie Street | ||||
Maggie's Garden | 564 West 149th Street | ||||
Maggie's Magic Garden | 1574 Lexington Avenue | ||||
Miracle Garden [27] | 194 East 3rd Street | ||||
Mission Garden | 65 East 111th Street | ||||
Mo' Pals | 545 West 147th Street | ||||
Mobilization For Change Community Garden | 955 Columbus Avenue | ||||
Morris Jumel Community Garden | 457 West 162nd Street | ||||
Neighbors of Vega Baja | 320 E. 109th Street | ||||
Oasis Community Garden | 505 West 52nd Street | ||||
Olga's El Gallo Community Garden | 1891-1895 Lexington Avenue | ||||
Orchard Alley [28] | 350 East 4th Street | ||||
Our Little Green Acre (Garden Eight) | 277 West 122nd Street | ||||
Our Neighborhood Place | 77 West 127th Street | ||||
Pa'lante Community Garden | 1651 Madison Avenue | ||||
Papo's Garden | 220 E. 119th Street | ||||
Parque De Tranquilidad | 314-318 East 4th Street | ||||
Peaceful Valley | 52 East 117th Street | ||||
Peach Tree Garden | 236 East 2nd Street | ||||
Pleasant Village Community Garden | 342-353 Pleasant Avenue | ||||
RING - Riverside Inwood Neighborhood Garden | 236 Dyckman Street | ||||
Rev. Linnette C. Williamson Memorial Park | 65 West 128th Street | ||||
Robert L. Clinkscales Playground and Community Garden (C.G. of West 146th St.) | 234 West 146th Street | ||||
Rodale Pleasant Park Community Garden | 437 East 114th St/448 East 115th St | ||||
Sage's Garden | 281 East 4th Street | ||||
Sam & Sadie Koenig Garden | 237 E. 7th Street | ||||
Secret Garden [29] | 293 East 4th Street | ||||
Serenity Garden - Lexington houses (NYCHA) | 15 East 99th Street | ||||
Serenity Gardens | 522 West 146th Street | ||||
Siempre Verde Garden [30] | 181 Stanton Street - 137 Attorney Street | ||||
Smith Garden- Alfred Smith houses (NYCHA) | 10 Catherine Slip, New York, NY | ||||
St. Nicholas Miracle Garden | 330 Saint Nicholas Avenue | ||||
Sugar Hill Garden | 333 Edgecombe Avenue | ||||
Sugar Hill Hope Garden | 475 W 152nd Street | ||||
The Julia Gabriel People's Garden | 1039 Amsterdam Avenue | ||||
Toyota Childrens Learning Garden (Coradan Evaeden) | 603 East 11th Street | ||||
Unity Park | 55 West 128th Street | ||||
Vamos A Sembrar | 198 Avenue B | ||||
Villa Santurce | 95 East 111th Street | ||||
Walter Miller III Memorial Garden (La Casa Frela) | 13 West 119th Street | ||||
West 104th Street Garden | 8 West 104th Street | ||||
West 123rd Street Community Garden | 116 W. 123rd Street | ||||
West 124th Street Community Garden | 77 West 124th Street | ||||
West 132nd Street Garden | 108 West 132nd Street | ||||
West 181st Street Beautification Project | 814 West 181st Street | ||||
West 87th Street Park & Garden | 55 West 87th Street | ||||
William A. Harris Garden | 869 St Nicholas Ave | ||||
William B. Washington Memorial Garden | 325 West 126th Street |
Name | Location | Managed By | Lifetime | About | Image |
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97th Street Community Garden | 33-28 97th Street | ||||
Back To Eden Community Garden | 144-29 Lakewood Avenue | ||||
Bay 84th Street Community Garden | 322 Beach 84th Street | ||||
Beach 91 Community Garden | 136 Beach 91st Street | ||||
Cambria Heights Community Garden | 227th St. Cambria Heights | ||||
Community Serenity Garden | 30-15 Seagirt Boulevard | ||||
Corona Peachtree Community Garden | 52-02 102nd Street | ||||
Curtis "50 Cent" Community Garden | 117-09 165th Street | ||||
Discovery Community Garden 1 | 108-56 Union Hall Street | ||||
Discovery Community Garden 2 | 108-59 Union Hall Street | ||||
Dunton Community Garden | 143-01 Shore Avenue | ||||
Edgemere Farm | 385 Beach 45th Street | ||||
Evergreen Community Garden | 47-32 Colden Street | 1983– [31] | 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. [31] [32] Ownership of the garden was transferred from the Korean American Senior Center to the Parks Department in 2012, [32] though this sparked a years-long dispute. [33] [34] | ||
FF Michael Brennan Memorial LIC Roots Community Garden | 29-08 47th Avenue | ||||
Far Rock Urban Agro-Education Center | 378 Beach 45th Street | ||||
Garden of Resilience | 179-18 145th Drive | ||||
George Eagle Carr Community Garden | 89-23 148th Street | ||||
George Washington Carver Botanical Garden | 109-19 156th Street | ||||
Liberty Collective Learning Gardeners | 106-17 173rd Street | ||||
Long Island City Community Garden | 5-30 49th Avenue | ||||
Malcolm X Garden | 33-12 112th Street | ||||
McIntosh Neighborhood Association Garden | 25-16 McIntosh Street | ||||
Merrick-Marsden Neighborhood Association Garden | 118-18 Merrick Boulevard | ||||
Merrick-Marsden Neighborhood Association Garden II | 117-02 Merrick Boulevard | ||||
Paradise Community Garden NY | 107-29 Inwood Street | 2020– [35] | The garden was established during the COVID-19 pandemic amid concerns by its founder, Sonia Ferraro, of scarcity of quality food. [35] | ||
Pembroke/Van Nostrand Court Garden | 253-15 Pembroke Avenue | ||||
Phoenix Gate Community Garden | 171-03 120th Avenue | ||||
Project Eden | 67-2 Kessel Street | ||||
Queens New Roots (East) | 41-38 69th St | ||||
Queens New Roots (West) | 41-38 69th St | ||||
Rockaway Roots Urban Farm | 308 Beach 58th Street | ||||
Rockaway Youth Community Power | 310 Beach 58th Street | ||||
Seagirt Boulevard Community Garden | 30-03 Seagirt Boulevard | ||||
Serinor Community Garden - International Towers (NYCHA) | 90-20 170th Street, Queens 11432 | ||||
Smiling Hogshead Ranch [36] | 25-30 Skillman Avenue | 2011– [37] | The Smiling Hogshead Ranch was originally a guerrilla garden on a freight spur of the abandoned Montauk Cutoff. [37] In 2013, its founders obtained permission from the MTA to operate on the abandoned right-of-way. [38] | ||
South Jamaica Infinity Garden | 150-12 115th Drive | ||||
Sparrow's Nest Community Garden | 54-01 101st Street | ||||
Sunset Community Garden | 18-34 Willoughby Avenue | ||||
The Community Pride - Woodside (NYCHA) | 49-11 Broadway Queens | ||||
The Garden By The Bay | 480 Beach 43rd Street | ||||
Trees of Life Organic Garden | 106-17 173rd Street | ||||
Two Coves Community Garden | 11-01 30th Avenue | ||||
Windmill Community Garden | 39-22 29th Street |
Name | Location | Managed By | Lifetime | About | Image |
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Hill Street Community Garden | 50 Hill Street | ||||
Joe Holzka Community Garden | 1170 Castleton Avenue | ||||
Olivet Heavenly Harvest | 97 Myrtle Avenue | ||||
Roots of Peace Community Garden | 390 Targee Street | ||||
Skyline Community Garden | 40-66 Prospect Avenue | ||||
South Beach community garden NYCHA | 100 Kramer street 10306 | ||||
West Brighton Community Garden | 899 Henderson Avenue | ||||
Westervelt Community Garden | 143 Westervelt Avenue | ||||
Moravian Community Garden | 1657 Victory Blvd. | church garden |
Name | Location | Managed By | Lifetime | About | Image |
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All People's Garden [39] | |||||
De Colores Yard & Cultural Center [40] | |||||
Dias y Flores Community Garden [41] | |||||
Dorothy Strelsin Memorial Community Garden [42] | |||||
Earth People Community Garden [43] | |||||
El Jardin Del Paraiso [44] | |||||
El Sol Brillante [45] | |||||
Firemen's Memorial Garden [46] | |||||
Green Oasis Community Garden [47] | |||||
Greenspace at President Street [48] | |||||
Jardin Los Amigos [49] | |||||
Kelly Street Garden [50] | |||||
Kenkeleba Garden [51] | |||||
Know Waste Lands/Tierra Sin Desecho [52] | |||||
La Casita Community Garden [53] | |||||
M'Finda Kalunga Garden [54] | |||||
Parque de Tranquilidad [55] | |||||
Peach Tree Community Garden [56] | |||||
PS 84 Lillian Weber Rooftop Garden Classroom [57] | |||||
PS 84 Lillian Weber 91st street Garden Classroom [58] | |||||
Q Gardens [59] | |||||
Sam and Sadie Koenig Community Garden [60] | |||||
Stockholm Community Garden [61] | |||||
Vamos a Sembrar [62] | |||||
5th Street Slope Garden [63] | |||||
6th Street and Avenue B Garden [64] | |||||
9th Street Community Garden and Park [65] | |||||
11 BC Community Garden [66] |
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