“You have showed your dedication and beneficence to the Queens Village community through the camp and the grant. It is very important to have foundations like G-Unity to give back to the community where members of G-Unit came from.”

Ray Cameron,
Project Hope

2008 Grant History

New York Restoration Project

Opening of The Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson Community Garden in Jamaica, Queens

Founded by Bette Midler, New York Restoration Project (NYRP) is a non-profit organization dedicated to reclaiming and restoring New York City parks, community gardens and open space. In partnership with the City of New York, NYRP is also leading MillionTreesNYC – an initiative to plant one million new trees throughout New York City's five boroughs by 2017.

Since the organization's founding by Bette Midler in 1995, NYRP has achieved dramatic results by investing in the greening and beautification of underserved communities throughout New York City. In 1999, Midler and NYRP saved 114 community gardens from commercial development and established the New York Garden Trust to ensure NYRP's precious plots of land remain public gardens in perpetuity. See G-Unity's Featured Profile for more details!