Panel Discussion with Q&A to follow on the intersect of green space and urban policy in NYC. Panelists are pulled form agencies, NFP’s and science professionals to discuss why NYC needs green space and how urban policy affects and is affected by communities. The Community Garden movement was homegrown in the LES starting with Liz Christy and the Green Guerrillas in the 1970’s. Much of the urban policy towards green space has been influenced by Community Gardens/gardeners of the LES.