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Warwick Street Greenery Glow Community Garden

601 Warwick Street
East New York, Brooklyn
Founded in 1997, Rebuilt in 2016

GrowNYC worked with a bevy of community-based organizations to rebuild the defunct and abandoned Warwick Street Greenery Glow Community Garden in the Spring of 2016.  GrowNYC's contribution was the construction of the garden's raised beds, with the Nature Conservancy, Green Thumb, East New York Farms, and 596 Acres all playing a major role in community organizing and design of the site.

Many partners make light work, and we're thrilled that East New York has a new 2,500 square foot open space to enjoy!

 

This garden is under the jurisdiction of NYC Parks and supported by GreenThumb, the nation's largest urban gardening program. If you are interested in joining, starting, or supporting a community garden, contact NYC Parks GreenThumb. 

For over 50 years, GrowNYC's programs have kept farmers farming, millions of New Yorkers fed, and communities nourished. But today, we face one of the most serious threats in our history and we need your help. 

The ongoing federal policy and funding decisions are undermining GrowNYC’s ability to provide free and affordable food, support small and mid-sized farmers, and maintain a vital food distribution infrastructure. Right now, GrowNYC is facing a $2.3 million funding gap, which threatens our ability to: 

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