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596 Acres

@596Acres

championing resident stewardship of land to build just and equitable cities

 Brooklyn, NY
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Joined January 2012
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Shareable@Shareable28 May 2018
Since 2011, neighbors have begun campaigns to transform over 200 sites with @596Acres. shareable.net/ZpA
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NYN Media@NYN_media16 May 2018
OP-ED: It’s time to stop tax lien sales from snaring New York City's nonprofits nynmedia.com/content/its-tim… @CMReynoso34 #NewYorkCity #Nonprofits
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“Since Mayor Bill de Blasio took office on Jan. 1st, 2014, the City of New York has sold 202 city-owned lots of land to housing developers for $1.00 each.” nextcity.org/daily/entry/one…
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Our #TacticalData team is looking for the next city interested in helping community groups use open data. Applications are now open: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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NYCCLI@NYCCLI4 Jan 2018
Exciting News! @SouthBronxUnite launched Power in Place: Building Community Wealth and Well-Being in Mott Haven-Port Morris, a project w/ @NYCCLI & @designtrustnyc to strengthen and expand #CommunityLandTrust efforts in the South Bronx: bxtimes.com/stories/2017/49/…
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Two of the three bills mentioned in this story passed @NYCCouncil yesterday. #Homeless and formerly homeless people shaping public policy. It happened this year, of all years. @pthny #HousingNotWarehousing nextcity.org/daily/entry/hom…
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Victorious warriors. Andres & Arvernetta trying hard to keep from crying after we finally passed the #HousingNotWarehousing Act!!!
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Today we take a major step in moving community land trust forward. Congrats to @NYCCLI @HabitatNYC @CNYCN and all the advocates who worked diligently to achieve this victory. citylimits.org/2017/12/19/co… via @citylimitsnews
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Until today, NYC residents didn't have a user-friendly web interface for #opengov tracking of @NYCCouncil actions - now, w/ @Councilmatic, they do, plus email alerts & more. Until last month, there was no #opendata API - now, in part thx to civic hackers, NYC gov't supports both.
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Congratulations to @pthny and everyone who worked on #HousingNotWarehousing!
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Intros 1036 and 1039 in the #HousingNotWarehousing Act passed with veto proof majority, AND the CLT bill we were pushing with @NYCCLI. Big win for @pthny housing campaign.
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Members of Picture the Homeless are outside the overcrowded @NYCCouncil chamber to fight for passage of the #HousingNotWarehousing Act & #RightToKnowAct! #NoOn182 #YesOn541 @changethenypd
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Today is a big day for affordable housing and community land trusts in NYC. We're at City Hall with @pthny to hear @NYCCouncil vote on the #HousingNotWarehousing Act and #Intro1269
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Join NYC Parks GreenThumb on 3/31/18 (8:30am-4pm) @bmcc_cuny for the 34th Annual GreenThumb GrowTogether Conference. We’ll be kicking-off the community gardening season & celebrating our 40th Anniversary! Get your tickets by registering here: goo.gl/mUnQeF #gardening
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We may not always get full credit, but trust and believe that homeless people did that. Behind-the-scenes perspective on yesterday's amazing announcement by @NYCMayor @BilldeBlasio to turn 1,100 shelter units into HOUSING FOR HOMELESS FOLKS! picturethehomeless.org/victo…
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GreenThumb has kicked off a 5-year strategic planning process & we want to hear from you! Please complete these surveys by 12/15. Current gardeners: goo.gl/8G9pnh / Spanish goo.gl/D5auuH Non-gardeners: goo.gl/bvW71b / Spanish goo.gl/D5auuH
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City Atlas@cityatlas5 Dec 2017
Before the sidewalks, NYC had streams. At @Hunter_College Friday night, @nyc_h2o & @cunysustainable present @ewsanderson and @evemosher in a look back to New York's primordial beauty. newyork.thecityatlas.org/eve…
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A new set of #opendata primers from @MozillaScience has some ideas we can get behind. mozillascience.github.io/ope…
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There’s still time to apply for the 2018 GreenThumb Youth Leadership Council (goo.gl/4Lw9wy)! Applications are due today at 6pm. Good luck!
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Young farmers need land and a new tool from @YoungFarmers can help them find it! Read more about it here from @EdibleManhattan ediblemanhattan.com/foodshed…
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