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Alphabet City
These 50+ gardens are activist legacies from the 70s and 80s, each one a volunteer-run surprise tucked between city blocks. Wander from scrappy art-filled lots to landscaped oases where you can sit in the shade, admire sculptures, or pick fresh produce.
activist history
volunteer-run
urban green space
East Village
Tips
🌿"the city's best-kept secret" (Our Time Press)
🍑Peach Tree Garden lives up to its name
đźŽLa Plaza Cultural has an amphitheater & pond
Campos Community Garden
Alphabet CityOpens Saturday at 11:00 AM










These 50+ gardens are activist legacies from the 70s and 80s, each one a volunteer-run surprise tucked between city blocks. Wander from scrappy art-filled lots to landscaped oases where you can sit in the shade, admire sculptures, or pick fresh produce.
activist history
volunteer-run
urban green space
East Village
Tips
🌿"the city's best-kept secret" (Our Time Press)
🍑Peach Tree Garden lives up to its name
đźŽLa Plaza Cultural has an amphitheater & pond