+ This page used to have a map of vacant public land and underutilized NYC parks buildings. Watch the video above to see how it used to work. +
+ ++ The map was part of a strategy to make the scars of urban renewal visible and help neighbors take action to create new community spaces. It was built by 596 Acres in 2014, at a time when data about public land was difficult to find and City agency support for creating new spaces was nearly non-existent. 596 Acres was part of a movement that changed that— our efforts together forced the City to recognize the value of creating new community spaces and to find staff to support those community efforts. +
+ ++ You can find help transforming a vacant lot in your life directly from the NYC Parks Department. Start here: nycgovparks.org/greenthumb/start-a-garden +
+ ++ You can also now find the City’s property data with geographic information through MapPLUTO, and a lot of other data is on the City's open data portal. +
+ ++ Learn about 596 Acres at 596acres.org, and the open source code for this map and other tools are on GitHub. +
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