Green Thumb Garden Dataset

Discover the Hidden Gem of NYC: An In-Depth Look at GreenThumb Garden Info Dataset

The GreenThumb Garden Info dataset provides detailed information about community gardens in New York City, including their locations, sizes, and managing organizations. To facilitate seamless integration with other datasets, we have appended Placekeys to each garden entry. You can download the dataset directly from this page to explore and utilize the data.

Data Schema

Field Name Field Description
assemblydist Assembly district number
address Street address of the location
borough Borough in which the location is situated
communityboard Community board number
congressionaldist Congressional district number
coundist County district number
gardenname Name of the garden or park
juris Jurisdiction
multipolygon GeoJSON Multipolygon representing the area
openhrsf Open Hours Schedules - Fridays
openhrsm Open Hours Schedules - Mondays
openhrssa Open Hours Schedules - Saturdays
openhrssu Open Hours Schedules - Sundays
openhrsth Open Hours Schedules - Thursdays
openhrstu Open Hours Schedules - Tuesdays
openhrsw Open Hours Schedules - Wednesdays
parksid Park ID
policeprecinct Police precinct number
statesenatedist State Senate district number
status Status of the location
zipcode ZIP code of the location
BBL Building and Borough Lot number
NTA Neighborhood Tabulation Area
CensusTract Census tract number
lat Latitude coordinate
lon Longitude coordinate
crossStreets Cross streets near the location
placekey Unique identifier for the place
address_placekey Placekey associated with the address
building_placekey Placekey associated with the building
confidence_score Confidence score for the place data accuracy

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Geography

New York City

This dataset covers the geographic area of New York City, encompassing information about community gardens throughout the five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Green Thumb Garden Info?
The GreenThumb Garden Info dataset provides detailed information on community gardens managed by NYC Parks' GreenThumb program. This dataset includes the locations, names, and status of hundreds of gardens across New York City, supporting urban agriculture, green space management, and community engagement in gardening initiatives.
What is the history of this dataset?

The GreenThumb Garden Info dataset is maintained by GreenThumb, a division of the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. This dataset provides information on community gardens in New York City. It includes details about garden locations, sizes, and other relevant characteristics. The initiative behind GreenThumb aims to support and develop community gardens across the city, engaging local communities and volunteers in urban agriculture and green space development.

How often is the data updated?

Annually

What is the coverage and what is included in this dataset?
The GreenThumb Garden Info dataset covers community gardens located throughout New York City. It includes details such as garden names, locations, sizes, types, and managing groups. This dataset is useful for urban agriculture planning, community engagement, and environmental research.
Why is Green Thumb Garden Info valuable?

The dataset is valuable because it provides detailed information about community gardens in New York City, which is essential for urban planning, community engagement, and environmental sustainability efforts.

How do I join this dataset with other datasets?
NYC Greenthumb Community Gardens data can be easily appended with a Placekey (a open matching service for physical places). Once the gardens data is appended with a Placekey, it can be easily joined with any other dataset that has a postal address or physical address.

Dataset at a glance

Dataset Name
Green Thumb Garden Info
Description
This dataset contains information about GreenThumb community gardens in New York City.
Update Frequency
Annually
Coverage
New York City
Data Quality
Not assessed
Dataset Size
624 rows
Maintained By

The NYC Parks GreenThumb program maintains the dataset.

License

Dataset Licensing Information: Open Data Commons Open Database License (ODbL)