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Radical Transparency

At the beginning of June 2018, 596 Acres sent an email update about dialing back staff. We are at a pivotal moment and want to share some lessons learned and celebratory moments, and also acknowledge some points of tension [...]

June 2018 Update

As of June 1, 2018, 596 Acres is without a staff. 596acres.org, onedollarlots.org, nycommons.org and livinglotsnyc.org will continue to exist as digital resources for communities to access the information and tools we developed over the years and to organize [...]

Join us for Earth Day Weekend!

JOIN US THIS WEEKEND FOR EARTH DAY CELEBRATIONS Day Party on Saturday: We’re partnering with Ode to Babel (772 Dean St at Washington Ave, Crown Heights) to bring you a day party fundraiser this Saturday, April 21 from 1pm to 6pm! Proceeds will go directly to [...]

One Dollar Lot Sale Alert: upcoming public hearings

Attention NYC Residents: The City of New York has scheduled three public hearings regarding 9 lots of land the City plans to give away to developers for $1 each. The map above and list below shows where. Do you [...]

Our City Full of Intersections

596 Acres relies on your donations! Thank you to every one of you who has supported our work. By becoming a 596 Acres Champion, you ensure continuous support is available to organizers in every neighborhood who seek our assistance to make [...]

There’s Definitely Enough Space

JOIN 596 ACRES: online TONIGHT, in Brooklyn THIS SUNDAY & in Manhattan in March We’ll be on facebook live tonight from 7pm to 8pm to scheme with you about organizing to gain access to vacant lots, buildings and street ends in your [...]

2017 Annual Report!

For stories of our impact in 2017, you can download the 2017 Impact Report in pdf form here. Or, scroll to the bottom of this page to read it like a book. (There’s a button at left to make [...]

Introducing web tools developer intern Sam Raby

Meet Sam Raby, our Web Tools Developer intern! A recent graduate of Wesleyan University, Sam joined our team in October and has been working to build our new online map focusing on the city’s one dollar lot sales. With [...]

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