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McIntosh Neighborhood Association Garden

An East Elmhurst community garden founded in 1978 with more than 15 communal raised beds for herbs and vegetables, flowers, fruit trees, mature trees, composting, a gazebo, and pollinator-friendly plantings. The garden was co-founded by neighborhood residents including Ada Smothers. PlotPal lists McIntosh Neighborhood Association Garden as a community garden in Queens. The public listing address is 25-16 McIntosh Street, Queens, NY 11369. The listed steward organization is Brooklyn Queens Land Trust. Verified participation information currently includes volunteer, communal growing. Brooklyn Queens Land Trust says McIntosh is looking for new members from surrounding neighborhoods and publishes a gardener/BQLT representative contact on the official garden page. The site has hosted youth volunteers and community volunteer projects; PlotPal does not infer walk-in hours or individual plot availability. Current verified participation or information links include Explore McIntosh Neighborhood Garden, Get involved at McIntosh Garden, McIntosh Garden Instagram. PlotPal last verified source information from NYC Parks GreenThumb on 2026-09-18. This public place page keeps verified location and participation context connected to the garden itself, so people can discover the place first and follow its current source information when they are ready to visit or get involved.