Liz Christy Garden
The Liz Christy Bowery Houston Garden, officially started in 1974, is the first and oldest community garden in New York City. Located at the corner of the Bowery and Houston Street in Manhattan and running across to 2nd Avenue, it is now a part of New York City Parks Department.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: community garden in New York City
- Also known as: “Bowery-Houston Community Farm and Garden”, “Liz Christy Bowery Houston Garden”, and “Liz Christy Community Garden”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest
Highlights include New York University and New Museum.
New York University
University
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New York University is a private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a non-denominational all-male institution near City Hall based on a curriculum focused on a secular education.
New Museum
Museum
Photo: Stu pendousmat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The New Museum of Contemporary Art is a museum at 235 Bowery, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City. It was founded in 1977 by Marcia Tucker.
Anthology Film Archives
Movie theater
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Anthology Film Archives is an international center for the preservation, study, and exhibition of film and video, with a particular focus on independent, experimental, and avant-garde cinema.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include NoHo and SoHo.
NoHo
Neighborhood
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NoHo, short for "North of Houston Street", is a primarily residential neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It is bounded by Mercer Street to the west, the Bowery to the east, 9th Street to the north, and Houston Street to the south.
SoHo
SoHo, short for "South of Houston Street" and a reference to its supposed similarities to the London Soho, is a diverse and increasingly upscale neighborhood of Manhattan.
Washington Square Village
Neighborhood
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Washington Square Village is an apartment complex in a superblock in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. WSV was developed by Paul Tishman and Morton S.
Liz Christy Garden
- Categories: community garden and tourism
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.72424° or 40° 43′ 27″ northLongitude
-73.99215° or 73° 59′ 32″ westElevation
43 feet (13 metres)Open location code
87G8P2F5+M4OpenStreetMap ID
node 4314829890OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedGeoNames ID
7227099Wikidata ID
Q6660076
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In Other Languages
“Liz Christy Garden” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Liz Christy Garden”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as University Village and East Village.
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Highlights include Liz Christy Community Garden and Howl! Happening.
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