NYC Council Introduction 607

intro.nyc/0607-2022 2022-2023 Legislative 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.
Status: Filed (End of Session) Committee on Parks and Recreation
Sponsored by Alexa Avilés
Introduced: August 11, 2022

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.

Sponsors: 19