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The 1100 Bergen Street Community Garden was originally built on a combination of city-owned and private land, after the rubble from a few burned-out buildings was cleared away.
However, the neighborhood oasis was almost lost. A records mistake about 10 years ago almost saw the garden lose its tax-exempt and nonprofit status. Two years later, as investors saw taxes were not being paid on the land, they wanted to buy the property. The community rallied and, to prevent this from happening again, neighbors handed the deed over to the Brooklyn-Queens Land Trust, a nonprofit who works to protect the garden now and make sure it stays where it is in perpetuity.
, our Brooklyn community reporter, went back to Bergen Street to speak with current residents, including one who spearheads the upkeep of the garden.
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