6BC Botanical Garden

6BC Botanical Garden 6BC Garden is designed, planted & maintained by local volunteers in association with GreenThumb, a program of the City of NY Dept. of Parks & Recreation.

Open April 1st through October 31st or whenever the gate is open. Why '6BC'? Our name --6BC--tells you where we are: on 6th Street in Manhattan's lively East Village, between Avenues B and C. But there's more to it:

'B' for Botanical
We call it a botanical garden because that's the traditional name for a garden where visitors come to learn about lots of plants from lots of places. Our garden incl

udes hundreds of plants, native plants as well as many that were immigrants to New York-- and that makes our garden a lot like our community.

'C' for Community
Unlike many other botanical gardens, 6BC is also a community garden: East Villagers, all volunteers, started building it on a rubble-strewn empty lot in the early 1980s. Since then, our garden's story, like our neighborhood's, has been one of constant challenge and change. Today, after a period in which 6BC's survival, like that of other New York community gardens, was threatened by the city's exploding development, our garden's land has been permanently set aside for public use as part of the New York City Parks system. Even so, the garden is still completely cared for and run by community members, all volunteers. We are a Green Thumb garden, and we work with a variety of community garden coalitions and enviromental groups to ensure the continued health of all community gardens--and a greener future for all of us. We invite you to join us and to support 6BC financially as well as with your time and talents. Entry is FREE & open to the public. RULES
No drugs or alcohol
Stay on paths (People and pets)
Keep back from pond and pools
Do not pick or break plants
Do not run or shout
No bikes, skates or skateboards
No fires or barbeques
Take your garbage out with you

HOURS
April 1st through October 31st
Wed. & Fri. : 6pm - 8pm (or dusk, whichever comes first)
Weekends: 10am - 7pm
Or, whenever the gate is open you are welcome to come on in & explore the garden.

Want to join our garden? You can today.
05/30/2026

Want to join our garden? You can today.

Happy Memorial Day weekend Open 12-6pm Sat. & Sun. for your Staycation 🐌🐛🪲🐝🐞🐦‍⬛🐿️
05/22/2026


Happy Memorial Day weekend
Open 12-6pm Sat. & Sun.
for your Staycation
🐌🐛🪲🐝🐞🐦‍⬛🐿️

05/17/2026

A gorgeous Sunday afternoon at the garden!
Thank you Cheryl Pyle Music

05/14/2026
Up close & personal - a Columbine's POV 📸
05/12/2026

Up close & personal - a Columbine's POV
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Beginning next weekend in the garden : the Beyond Group's 3rd Sunday Jazz series. SUN. May 17, 4 - 5pm Cheryl Pyle Musi...
05/10/2026

Beginning next weekend in the garden : the Beyond Group's 3rd Sunday Jazz series.
SUN. May 17, 4 - 5pm Cheryl Pyle Music

05/09/2026

The annual Ecological City Procession for Climate Change graced and blessed our space today.
❣️🥰❣️

Mark the calendar 🗓️🖊️
05/02/2026

Mark the calendar 🗓️🖊️

🌎 from our Patch of Green to your 💚Heart, Happy Earth Day 2026!Blooming now: the American Dogwood (Cornish florida) Nati...
04/22/2026

🌎 from our Patch of Green to your 💚Heart,
Happy Earth Day 2026!
Blooming now: the American Dogwood (Cornish florida) Native to the Eastern U.S.
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Hello members of 6BC, thank you for supporting our little oasis in the heart of the East Village 💚If you are doing a shi...
04/17/2026

Hello members of 6BC, thank you for supporting our little oasis in the heart of the East Village 💚

If you are doing a shift as a volunteer keeping the garden open for open hours, this is a little reminder of things that need to be done every day.

Thank you for your help 🙏🏼

Address

624 E 6th Street
New York, NY
10009

Opening Hours

Saturday 12pm - 6pm
Sunday 12pm - 6pm

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