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Cultivating Community through Open Spaces

Giving Brooklyn and Queens neighborhoods the space to flourish.

LATEST NEWS
March 6, 2025

Welcome BQLT’s New Executive Director

The Brooklyn Queens Land Trust (BQLT) is pleased to introduce our new Executive Director, DeVonne Jackson Perez (she/her/hers).
February 21, 2025

BQLT Gains Land Trust Accreditation

The Brooklyn Queens Land Trust (BQLT) is pleased to announce we have successfully gained land trust accreditation.
HIGHLIGHTS
December 22, 2024

BQLT’s 2024 Year-at-a-Glance Report

BQLT's 2024 Year-at-a-Glance highlights our many accomplishments—a 2nd successful year of our youth internship program, garden improvements, workshops, and community-building events. See the report here and contribute to our 2024 Brooklyn Gives Fundraising Campaign before midnight on Dec. 31st!
December 13, 2024

BQLT’s 2024 Urban Ag Grant Endeavors

A wonderful new garden pathway, new metal raised garden beds, a plant giveaway, several workshops, and a tool library were all made possible by an Urban Farms and Community Gardens Grant ($22,000) from the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets. This grant ultimately supported all BQLT gardens to increase food production during the 2024 Season! 

 

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