The leaders of a controversial anti-Israel community garden in Queens that forced attendees to pledge their support for Palestine are finally being ousted after months of legal wrangling.<\/p>\n
The NYC Parks Department issued a vacate order this week to the leaders of the Sunset Community Garden with a Sept. 3 deadline to leave \u2014\u00a0wrapping up a four-month fight sparked by complaints of antisemitism by the garden\u2019s organizers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is no place for hate in New York City, and our\u00a0community\u00a0gardens\u00a0should be safe, inclusive, and welcoming spaces for all New Yorkers,\u201d Mayor Eric Adams told The Post.<\/p>\n
The NYC Parks Department issued a vacate order Tuesday notifying an anti-Israel group they need to be out of a controversial Queens community garden by Sept. 3 \u2013\u00a0wrapping up a four-month fight sparked by complaints of garden organizers forcing attendees to pledge their support for Palestine. Helayne Seidman<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is reprehensible that the current operators at Sunset\u00a0Community\u00a0Garden<\/a>\u00a0barred some of their fellow New Yorkers from a city-owned public space because of their beliefs \u2014 and specifically tried to bar those who believe in a state of Israel, which the overwhelming majority of Jews do.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe Adams administration remains dedicated to stamping out hate wherever it is found,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n