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Central Jersey Community Event-Divine 9 and all Community Members are Invited

Sat, Sep 26, 8:00 PM

From Central Jersey MeetUp... Divine 9 & Community Welcome

**OULA is a welcoming social venue in Carteret, NJ, providing a great atmosphere for food, drinks, conversation, and fellowship. We’ll gather here to connect, network, and enjoy an afternoon of D9 sisterhood and brotherhood. Each attendee is responsible for their own food and drinks.**

7 attendees

Let's go to the NYC Plant Market

Sun, Sep 20, 5:00 PM

From The New York Permaculture Meetup

4.7

**HOSTED BY:** NYC Plant Market and Culture Lab LIC https://nycplantmarket.com/ **PROGRAMS** Free Community Plant Swap by **[NYC Plant Exchange](https://www.facebook.com/groups/525004068047856)** Free Plant Clinic by **[Plant Daddy MD](https://plantdaddymd.com/)** **Many VENDORS** **Live MUSIC!** **"NYC Plant Market** is more than a marketplace for plants. It’s a movement to reconnect New Yorkers with nature. We bring together local plant shops, independent growers, and small nurseries across the city for a once-a-month curated community market that celebrates urban greening. From rare aroids, beginner houseplants, to handmade ceramic planters, we cultivate not just plants, but a green urban community. Our mission is to make green living accessible, sustainable, and rooted in local culture. Whether you are a beginner or practically Mother Nature, this plant market is for you. Come join the party and learn a thing or two about nature and plants from the community that loves them. See you at the plant market!" Note: Oct 18th will be the last event in this series.

3 attendees

Soundview Restoration Day! 🌳

Sat, Sep 19, 1:45 PM

From Borough Hoppers

4.9

On Saturday, September 19th let’s plant trees and clean up the coast as part of Soundview Restoration Day! 🌳 Details below: 9:45am to 2pm Meet at the Butterfly Meditation Garden At Lafayette Ave & Colgate Ave Google maps link to Butterly Meditation Garden in Soundview Park: [https://maps.app.goo.gl/ev7eciwsSAcpA8QL9](https://maps.app.goo.gl/ev7eciwsSAcpA8QL9) In Soundview Park, The Bronx Will help plant 250 trees, clean up the shore Must sign waiver As of 9/9/26, registrations have filled Of course, please reach out if you have any questions! The not so fun rule on RSVPs Please only RSVP if you think you can make it and adjust your RSVP asap if anything changes (as there are other people who would like your spot). Two no shows or cancellations within 6 hours results in a 4 month ban. I will send a reminder 24 hours in advance to the group Thanks and can't wait to see you!

5 attendees

Catch-Up Comedy Presents: Acoustik Garden Lounge Comedy Mic

Fri, Sep 25, 12:00 AM

From Catch-Up Comedy

A Bi-weekly FREE open mic in Bed-Stuy in the garden room of "Acoustik Garden Lounge." A growing open mic every Thursday. Anyone is welcome to sign-up or just watch and participate in comedians working out their material on stage! The venue is large and hosts comfortable seating and board games with a stage with a backdrop of the NYC skyline! Come hang out!

1 attendee

Your Neighbor's Table: A Sustainable Global Culinary Bazaar & Tasting

Tue, Sep 22, 9:30 PM

From Plant Powered Metro New York

4.8

[Register here](https://plantpoweredmetrony.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F55932)! *The future of sustainable eating isn’t new — it’s something we can rediscover by learning from one another's food traditions.* Drawing on New York City’s incredible cultural diversity, Plant Powered Metro New York invites community members to gather around your neighbor’s table for [Climate Week NYC](https://www.climateweeknyc.org/) held in conjunction with the UN General Assembly. Meet community chefs representing cultures from around the world who have prepared dishes made of whole plant foods, rooted in their heritage. Rotate from table to table sampling flavors, collecting recipes, hearing the stories behind each dish, and learning the powerful benefits of plant-based eating for environmental and human health. Along the way, you’ll discover that while every culture has its own unique culinary traditions, many share a common thread of delicious, nourishing plant foods and meals. Plants have nourished communities for generations, and the cultivation of plant foods has a dramatically gentler environmental footprint than large-scale animal agriculture. Your Neighbor’s Table is a celebration of the many ways plant-powered eating has long been woven into cultures from around the world, centering beans, grains, vegetables, fruits, nuts, herbs, and spices. We invite you to rediscover the wisdom found across cultures and leave with delicious and practical strategies (and recipes!) to support your health and the health of our planet for generations to come. Stay tuned to learn more about our featured guests and chefs! *Doors open at 5:30 PM, and the program will begin promptly at 6:00 PM.*

1 attendee

GAY PLANTS! Plant Pot Luck & Social Mixer

Sat, Sep 26, 4:00 PM

From Queer Social: Curated Events For LGBTQ People

4.7

**GAY PLANTS! HAPPY HOMES!** **[https://GayPlantsSep2026.eventbrite.com](https://GayPlantsSep2026.eventbrite.com) (Register Free)** Join us for our first Plant Pot Luck & Social! Share the Joy of having a house plant in your home. No experience with house plants required. Your hosts Jonathan & Zoe are avid planters. We have learned a few things along the way. You can bring: -a cutting or samples of a house plant to share -a plant to give away -an empty pot to give away -a pot you want to put a plant in -potting soil -snacks -or just a smile & desire to adopt a new Gay Plant for your home. **Register for Free. Donation are Appreciated & will go to cover new babies & supplies.** **\*If you'd like to help all that we do in creating Safe-Space social events online & in person that are affordable & free become a Community Supporter memeber at:** **[www.queersocial.us](www.queersocial.us)**

8 attendees

OURS Weekly Coffee Clatch

Fri, Sep 18, 6:00 PM

From OURS Public Clubhouse & Café

Every **Friday morning at 11 am**, we will meet at a different coffeehouse or cafe to discuss the OURS project and get to know each other. Join the conversation. This week, we are meeting at **Zoftig Eatery** 57 Montgomery Dr, Santa Rosa, CA 95404.

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Back to Elizabeth Street Garden :-)

Sat, Oct 3, 6:00 PM

From Quixotic Book Club of New York City

4.8

From *The Spirit*: Elizabeth Street Garden Saved After Long Preservation Fight It took a resolute and shrewd Christopher Marte; a flip-flopping Eric Adams; an unexpected ally in Randy Mastro; and a strategic surrender by Mayor Mamdani but, almost unbelievably, it’s done—and the park lovers won! Over a hundred people gathered at the Elizabeth Street Garden on Saturday to celebrate its permanent preservation after a decades-long battle against plans to turn the space into affordable housing and luxury retail space. “Elizabeth Street Garden lives on,” said Norman Siegel, a civil rights attorney and former executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, who has fought nine separate legal battles on behalf of the garden’s nonprofit over the course of eight years. Siegel praised the community effort. “Nobody can do this alone, it’s a team effort,” the attorney said to a cheering crowd. The serene sculpture garden sits on a city-owned 20,000-square-foot lot on Elizabeth Street in Little Italy. In 2024, the garden community faced eviction after New York’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, granted the city the right to sell the land to a group of developers for one dollar (the estimated value of the Downtown Manhattan real estate was about $40 million). In return, the developers, Pennrose, RiseBoro Community Partnership, and Habitat for Humanity, pledged to build 123 affordable housing units for seniors. Haven Green, as the project was called, was slated to cost over $80 million. It would have included a public park, commercial space for one of the developers, the metro-area headquarters for Habitat for Humanity, and, most importantly, luxury retail stores to cross-finance the affordability. Shortly before the mayoral election, the Adams administration changed direction and designated the garden “unequivocally and permanently” as parkland. The move abruptly halted construction because any new development on parkland must first be approved by the state legislature through a lengthy process known as alienation. The decision was widely seen as a last-minute effort to protect Elizabeth Street Garden from [Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who vowed to evict the garden](https://www.otdowntown.com/news/elizabeth-street-garden-faces-death-again-this-time-by-mamdani-MF5241952) once in office. The developers pushed back and filed a lawsuit, accusing the city of illegally blocking construction. That lawsuit was dropped last week, allowing the garden to remain in the hands of New York’s Parks Department. During a press conference in the Bronx on Wednesday, Mayor Mamdani blamed former Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro for making it “nearly impossible for any future administration to be able to fulfill a vision of building housing on the Elizabeth Street Garden site.” The mayor confirmed that the city would build the affordable homes on two other sites the Adams administration had proposed as alternatives: 22 Suffolk Street and 100 Gold Street. Council Member [Christopher Marte, a longtime supporter](https://www.otdowntown.com/news/elizabeth-street-garden-is-saved-again-by-mayor-adams-randy-mastro-LI5291580) of the garden, described the settlement as [a win-win solution](https://www.otdowntown.com/news/elizabeth-street-garden-saved-mayor-adams-christopher-marte-strike-historic-housing-deal-EA4750431). “For years, people were told they had to choose between protecting one of our neighborhood’s most cherished green spaces and building desperately needed affordable housing. This agreement proves that with creativity and a willingness to listen, New York City can do both,” his statement read. **”It’s Mind-Boggling How These Decisions Were Made”** But a neighbor who lives next to the garden inside one of the Little Italy Restoration Apartments, also known as LIRA, part of Section 8 housing, told Straus News that even though the legal battle has been won, [the “false narrative” lingers](https://www.otdowntown.com/news/elizabeth-st-garden-gets-reprieve-but-eviction-senior-housing-still-likely-to-follow-AD3858741). “There’s been a coordinated misinformation campaign,” Romine explained, “that selfish rich people were trying to screw over a bunch of seniors.” Romine noted that the media was reporting “celebrities” saved the garden. When the community faced eviction, over one million people wrote letters to then-Mayor Adams begging him to preserve the green space, including actor Robert De Niro, director Martin Scorsese, and poet and singer Patti Smith. De Niro wrote that supporting “affordable housing” should be as important as “preserving the character of our neighborhoods,” while Smith warned that New York was “in danger of becoming a developer’s unchecked haven.” “All the media reporting I’ve seen is about celebrities,” Romine fumed. “Martin Scorsese grew up on Elizabeth Street. It’s a historic district. He recognized that this is a place where the community has gathered for generations. And that this was a land grab. It was all about real estate.” Romine pointed out that children from the neighboring public school, P.S. 130, wrote letters, alongside “low income seniors, families, artists, small businesses, all kinds of people.” She described the group of supporters as “very diverse,” noting that the green space is also used by people who cannot afford restaurants to eat their brown bag lunches. “The choice of this site was never about affordable housing, it was always about the retail space that people don’t talk about. The developer’s plans for the mini malls on both sides of the garden,” Romine said. Another aspect the media completely ignored, Romine lamented, was that the development would have swallowed up half of the private courtyard that belongs to the LIRA building and borders the garden via an 80-foot fence. Built in 1981 through an Italian- and Chinese-American immigrant-led coalition, LIRA’s original deed required the city to keep the neighboring lot exclusively for community recreation. Romine blamed former Council Member Margaret S. Chin for pushing a “back-room deal” with developers that bypassed community input and carved into LIRA’s private courtyard to satisfy the deed and its demand for recreational green space for the new project. “It’s just mind-boggling,” Romine said, “how these decisions were made without consulting any members of the community.” John Just, an artist who regularly visits the garden to read and journal, told Straus News that he was born and raised in New York, but lived in Hawaii for 22 years before returning. “I returned a year ago to take care of my elderly parents,” Just said. “And if I didn’t have this garden as my oasis this past year, I don’t know if I would be able to cope with life in New York City.” He expressed relief that the city found alternative locations to build affordable housing. “If they are going to build housing for the elderly as part of the agreement to maintain this, it’s a win-win for all people,” Just said. The garden is cherished by New Yorkers from all over the city. Last week, over 400 people attended a free outdoor movie night featuring the 1989 Japanese animated fantasy film Kiki’s Delivery Service, written, produced, and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It was the first time the 19-year-old Queens resident and artist Amir Toma visited the garden. She expressed surprise that anyone would want to dismantle it. “I found out about this garden from my friend,” Toma said. “I’m so happy it’s open. I can’t believe they were gonna get rid of this beautiful garden. I want to come back with my sketchbook and draw. It’s the perfect place to be quiet,” she said. For this meeting we'll read: Chicken Hawk's Dream by Al Young. Chicken Hawk's Dream" is a well-regarded short story by American poet and novelist [Al Young](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Young), first published in 1968 and featured in the anthology *[New Black Voices](http://masonlibraries.gmu.edu/dscff/s/aaaw/item/654)*. It tells the story of a young Detroit drug addict nicknamed Chicken Hawk who harbors a vivid delusion of becoming a brilliant jazz saxophonist. https://a.co/d/04KCnXhd

11 attendees

Summer Cookout by Leftist-Progressive Night Out

Sat, Sep 19, 8:00 PM

From Leftist Progressive Night Out

4.8

Come down by the water and eat some great food with good people! A $10 buy-in gets you food and drinks. We'll have burgers, dogs, sodas, and waters. Special accomodations will be made as much as possible. The Ross Dock Picnic area at the Palisades Interstate Park is a perfect spot to grill up some burgers and veggies while enjoying the company of like-minded people from different walks of life. There's a great view of the Hudson and the is usually pretty great that time of year! Make sure to bring anything you might need for a great day in the park, including but not limited to: Bug spray Chairs Preferred beverages Sun block Your kids Your pets Frisbees Drones Skateboards Whatever else you need for a great day in the park! We'll be there from 4 to 8 pm, so no worries if you can't make it right on time. Hope to see you there!

8 attendees

Gay Summer Picnic Series - Central Park Sheep Meadow

Thu, Sep 17, 11:00 PM

From Gays in NYC

4.7

**🌈 Pride Isn't Over Picnic Series 🌈** Join us for our gay summer picnic series! Whether you're looking to meet new friends, make new connections, or simply unwind after work, come spend a relaxing summer evening with us at Central Park's Sheep Meadow. Bring your favorite food or grab something nearby on your way, then join us on the picnic blankets to enjoy good conversation and watch the sunset. Pride isn't just for June—let's celebrate our community all summer long. **📍 Meeting Location** We'll be in the grass towards the center of Sheep Meadow in Central Park, similar to Second Sundays. Look for the red checkered picnic blankets, wicker baskets, and rainbows. **Map:** [https://maps.app.goo.gl/WMvfWj2qebchzp8f7](https://maps.app.goo.gl/WMvfWj2qebchzp8f7) **Address:** 1802 E 65th St, New York, NY 10065 **🕡 Time** Thursday, September 17 at 7:00 PM The location is easily accessible via the 1, C, and B trains. I'll bring the picnic blankets and light drinks —feel free to bring your own food and drinks. Friends are welcome! The more, the merrier. If you have any questions or need help finding the group, feel free to call or text me at **(929) 900-6623**.

22 attendees

Dinner with a Side of Democracy: Get Out the Vote

Wed, Sep 16, 9:00 PM

From Brooklyn Ethical - Free Thinkers Community in Park Slope

4.6

**When:** Wednesday, Sept 16th from 5-8pm **Where:** Brooklyn Ethical, 269 4th Avenue (between Garfield and 1st Street), Brooklyn, NY Come socialize, share some food, and make a difference. We will be writing postcards to black voters to encourage them to vote early in the 2026 Georgia General Election. The message was developed by the Center for Common Ground in close collaboration with Black community activists and focuses on the issues of healthcare, housing, food, education, civil rights, and Black history. If you would like to bring a dish to share, that would be welcome, but never expected.

2 attendees

The Murals & Mosaics of Spanish Harlem: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

Fri, Sep 18, 5:30 PM

From Shorewalkers: Members Only Group

4.9

Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15 - Oct 15) is the perfect time to explore this colorful and under-appreciated NYC neighborhood, focusing on its many murals and mosaics. The public art tells the story of Spanish Harlem and the history, culture, and politics of its residents. One mile of walking. **Meet** 1:30PM at the NE corner of Lexington and 111th St. Nearest subway stop: 110th St. on the #6. End at 103rd and Lex. Steady rain cancels. **Leader**: Leigh Hallingby lhallingby@gmail.com or 551-404-7514.

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Yes, many community garden events might be free, although some may require a small fee for materials or venue costs, outlined in their event description.

Community Gardens New York

Central Jersey Community Event-Divine 9 and all Community Members are Invited

Let's go to the NYC Plant Market

Soundview Restoration Day! 🌳

Catch-Up Comedy Presents: Acoustik Garden Lounge Comedy Mic

Your Neighbor's Table: A Sustainable Global Culinary Bazaar & Tasting

GAY PLANTS! Plant Pot Luck & Social Mixer

OURS Weekly Coffee Clatch

Back to Elizabeth Street Garden :-)

Summer Cookout by Leftist-Progressive Night Out

Gay Summer Picnic Series - Central Park Sheep Meadow

Dinner with a Side of Democracy: Get Out the Vote

The Murals & Mosaics of Spanish Harlem: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

Central Jersey Community Event-Divine 9 and all Community Members are Invited

Let's go to the NYC Plant Market

Soundview Restoration Day! 🌳

Catch-Up Comedy Presents: Acoustik Garden Lounge Comedy Mic

Your Neighbor's Table: A Sustainable Global Culinary Bazaar & Tasting

GAY PLANTS! Plant Pot Luck & Social Mixer

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