LIC Roots Community Garden//FF Brennan Memorial

GreenThumb garden - This garden was created from a 3,500 square foot pile of refuse on the southerly side of 47th Avenue between 29th and 30th Streets, in part to address the woeful shortage of community open space in the vicinity of the Dutch Kills (canal) Basin in Long Island City. Our public-private open space is an oasis among the factories and former factories of the Dagnon Terminal area. The LIC Roots Community Garden is the only sitting area for more than a quarter-mile in any direction. There is no public playground for more than one-half mile in any direction. Our garden is a host to many different species of animals, not just humans. Our three-fold mission is: To green our community, to maintain the memorial to FF. Mike Brennan and the other victims of the attacks of 9/11, and to support efforts to establish more, safe, and clean parks for the people of our western Queens neighborhood.

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A service of the Data Commons Co-op. The project has been supported by Equal Exchange, the Cooperative Charitable Trust, the USDA, and many others - thank you! Tech volunteers over the years include: Benjamin Bradley with support from GAIA Host. Ben Mauer with support from Quilted. Paul Fitzpatrick. Ronin Tech Collective, Brattleboro Tech Collective, Sligo Computer Services. Jason Lemieux. Default map tiles courtesy of MapQuest. Default map data (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, CC-BY-SA.