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Midland Beach

April 23, 2013

Staten Island Garden Grows Veggies to Feed Sandy Victims

The Midland Avenue Community Garden opened in March to grow vegetables to feed Sandy victims.

Bushwick

April 19, 2013

Dog Poop Fouling Bushwick's Beautification Efforts, Locals Say

Dog poop has been ruining the neighborhood's attempt at beautification, locals say.

Columbia Street Waterfront District

April 11, 2013

Columbia Street Garden Gets Thumbs Up, Despite Concern of Rats

Community Board 6 approved the garden, located at 313 Columbia St., Wednesday night.

Park Slope

April 08, 2013

Asphalt Lot Is Fine Substitute for Bulldozed Garden, Ed Department Says

The School Construction Authority's promised "replacement community garden" is a field of asphalt.

Red Hook

March 26, 2013

Local Businessman Concerned Community Garden Could Attract Rats and Vermin

Roger Rigolli said community gardens have caused vermin infestation in the past.

Red Hook

March 21, 2013

Residents Hope for Community Garden at Columbia Street Vacant Lot

Locals are hoping to create a community garden in a vacant lot at 313 Columbia St.

Bedford-Stuyvesant

March 20, 2013

Locals Hope to Turn Two Vacant Lots Into Community Gardens

The lots need community board approval, according to an organizing group.

Greenpoint

March 07, 2013

Man Who Lives in Truck Fights Plan to Turn Neighboring Lot into Garden

A Greenpoint resident who lives in a pick-up truck with his cats is fighting a community garden.

East Village

December 07, 2012

New Museum to Honor East Village's Squatter Past

The Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space will host talks, workshops and walking tours.

Park Slope

October 18, 2012

Barclays Center Patrons Urinate All Over Park Slope, Locals Say

Public urination is a problem near the Barclays Center, especially on Pacific Street, locals say.

Park Slope

June 20, 2012

Long-Awaited Community Garden Finally Taking Root in Park Slope Vacant Lot

An empty lot on Fourth Avenue and Sackett Street will become a community garden this fall, officials say.

Crown Heights

May 22, 2012

Crown Heights Community Garden to Be Razed as Neighborhood Blooms

Crow Hill Community Garden is expected to be razed this week to make way for new development.

Lower East Side & East Village

August 28, 2011

Neighborhood Awakes to Flooding and Broken Tree Limbs

Residents of the East Village and Lower East Side began assessing the damage wrought by Hurricane Irene.

Washington Heights & Inwood

July 20, 2011

Miniature Tree Pit Farms Grow in Inwood

A group of uptown residents have been tending several miniature farms grown in tree pits along a residential street in Inwood.

Washington Heights & Inwood

June 20, 2011

Parks Dept. Uproots Rogue Farm in Washington Heights Park

An illegal farm in High Bridge Park was uprooted by the Parks Department on Friday due to safety concerns.