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List of community gardens in New York City

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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

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Name Location Managed By Lifetime About Image
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

The Bronx

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Name Location Managed By Lifetime About Image
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 Wikispore 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–

Manhattan

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Name Location Managed By Lifetime About Image
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

Queens

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Name Location Managed By Lifetime About Image
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

Staten Island

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Name Location Managed By Lifetime About Image
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


Unsorted

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Name Location Managed By Lifetime About Image
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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