Can my NYC landlord really make me trash my cannabis plants?

…     … Many New Yorkers can grow their own marijuana in their apartmentsbut not in building common areas  Last June New Yorkers gained the … mature cannabis plants at home But that new right came with several restrictions on where marijuana can be legally …

By Celia Young |September 12, 2025 - 9:30AM
Elizabeth Street Garden won its fight. What does that mean for housing development in NYC?

… backed down from a decadelong fight to build affordable senior housing on the cityowned lot Instead city officials … leaders painted the move as a winwin the 123 affordable apartments will be shuffled to a nearby block and the garden … $100000 as of late last year  The city served the garden with an eviction notice in March and its yet unclear if it …

By Celia Young |June 24, 2025 - 4:30PM
Baby greens: How a mini green roof can spruce up the first floor of your building

… particularly popular since the 2020 pandemic says Joe McMillan chairman and CEO of DDG What the pandemic did in a … gardens help to absorb excess rainwatersomething the city will see more of thanks to climate change The roofs jut out … of steps to consider First of all your board or landlord will need to make sure your buildings roof can support the …

By Celia Young |January 29, 2024 - 12:30PM
How I once turned an illegal Brooklyn roof deck into my garden oasis

… move inthat we could figure out some way for me to create a new garden on the large roof just outside the living room … had a twotiered herb center that utilized a weird piece of furniture I found on the street … Variety is the spice … … had handed the business of managing his minireal estate empire he owned numerous buildings to his children and by …

By Mimi OConnor |August 1, 2023 - 2:00PM