Brooklyn's Greening Heroes 1
History Exhibition
Brooklyn's Greening Heroes 2
Brooklyn's Greening Heroes 3

Brooklyn's Greening Heroes

Every day from July 31 to Sep. 27

At Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Brooklyn

🇯🇲Caribbean roots shape many of these gardens
🏚️Abandoned lots became thriving community spaces
🌊Includes 20+ years of coastal restoration work

Zachary Schulman's portraits and oral histories capture how ordinary Brooklynites transformed empty lots and quiet streets into thriving community gardens, proving green thumbs can grow connection as well as plants.

Thursday, July 30

community storytelling
local heroes
outdoor photography exhibit
neighborhood transformation