Friends of Newkirk Plaza [http://hdc.org/tag/friends-of-newkirk-plaza] freshened up the plaza’s planters over the weekend with perennials and a few seasonal touches of color. Who else has been toiling in the soil recently?

There are planters big and small on Newkirk Plaza, but they’re all still empty, and it’s going to require the help of neighbors to fill them with flowers and trees. Some neighbors have already pitched in a great deal to get those plants, and on May 5, they’