A Bronx Community Garden With Over 30 Years Of Family Care
Explore La Casita de Chema, a neighborhood hub that grew after moving from 158th Street to 157th Street.
🌿 A Family Run Gathering Place
Rincon Criollo, also called La Casita de Chema, is a Bronx community garden with a family story stretching back over 30 years. The same family runs the space, keeping a neighborhood gathering place at the heart of its everyday life. Residents who first came here as children continue to return as adults, giving this patch of green a connection across generations of people living in the surrounding neighborhood.
The garden has changed locations along the way, moving from 158th Street to 157th Street. Its current site is larger than the original. Alongside its role as a neighborhood hub, it hosts after school programs for local youth, extending its work to children growing up in the area.
Set your afternoon around 749 Brook Avenue in the Bronx, New York, where the garden is open from noon to 5 PM Thursday through Sunday.
