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Padre Plaza success community garden

Quincy Street Block Community Association Brooklyn (QSBCAbk)

Creston Avenue (Playground)

P.L.A.N.T (PRESERVING LINCOLN’S ABUNDANT NATURAL TREASURES)

Drew Community Garden

International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival

Kew Gardens Improvement Association, Inc

Richmond Hood Company

PaleFO Cinema

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