LISTEN: The fight to save NYC’s community gardens: What to know
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The contract, created by the Parks Department’s GreenThumb program and signed every four years, includes an updated liability policy, a limit on the number of fundraisers and a rigid approval process for all events. These changes could make many of the green spaces unsustainable.
Aziz Dehkan of the New York City Community Garden Coalition — a group that supports and provides legal aid to community gardens — told Brooklyn This Week that his largest concerns center on liability issues, a new events approval process and vague guidelines.