NYC Council · Int 0109-2024 · Filed (End of Session)

Requiring the department of parks and recreation to collect and report data regarding community gardens and permitting the sale of agriculture within community gardens.

Introduced

Moved

Reached a final decision

Introduced Feb 28, 2024

Official status: Filed (End of Session)

Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of parks and recreation to collect and report data regarding community gardens and permitting the sale of agriculture within community gardens” Read the full text

Parks and Recreation

What it does

This bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation to collect data on community gardens and issue an annual report summarizing this data. Additionally, this bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation to study the citywide ecological impacts of community gardens. This bill would also direct the agency to develop a system to permit community gardens to operate farmers markets within community gardens.

Summary written by City Council staff, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite with cited sections coming. Not legal advice.