Greenest Block in Brooklyn

‘Greenest Block in Brooklyn’ Fights for Landmark Status

300 East 25th Street Block. Courtesy of the Historic Districts Council.EAST FLATBUSH — On the 300 East 25th Street Block, which sits between Clarendon Road and Avenue D in East Flatbush, neighbors work tirelessly to preserve the lush diversity of plants that has made them the four-time winner of the

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Bed-Stuy, Boerum Hill & Sunset Park Take Home The Gold For ‘Greenest Block In Brooklyn’

Stuyvesant Avenue between Bainbridge and Chauncey Streets. (Photo via Brooklyn Botanic Gardens [https://www.bbg.org/community/greenestblock])Congratulations to gardeners who won formidable accolades in the Brooklyn Botanical Garden’s annual Greenest Block in Brooklyn [https://www.bbg.org/community/greenestblock]awards — including first place winners in Bed-Stuy, Boerum

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‘Love Your Block’ This Fall By Winning Your Neighborhood Cash Grants And Services

Children enjoying after school programs created through grant money. (Photo via Citizens Committee for New York City)It’s common knowledge that Brooklyn is beautiful inside and out, but there’s no block in the borough that couldn’t benefit from $1,000 cash to use towards enhancing their outward

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ICYMI: Shake Shack Slasher, Pasta Delight, Democratic Ballot & More

“Spread love, it’s the Brooklyn way.” (Photo: Elizabeth Elizalde / Fort Greene Focus)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/ftgfocus], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/FortGreeneFocus/], and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/fortgreenefocus/], and sign up for

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2016 Greenest Block In Brooklyn, Commercial Category Winner: Fort Greene

Fulton Street between South Portland Avenue and South Elliott Place. (Courtesy: Brooklyn Botanical Garden [http://www.bbg.org/greenbridge/greenestblock#/tabs-1] )Congratulations to the many green businesses on Fulton Street between South Portland Avenue and South Elliott Place, first place winner in the commercial block category of the Brooklyn Botanical

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It’s Not Easy Being Green, But Slope Sprouts 6 ‘Greenest Block In Brooklyn’ Awards

Sterling Place between 7th and Flatbush Avenues. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)Congratulations to the gardeners, gardens, and businesses throughout the Slope who have won formidable accolades in Brooklyn Botanical Garden’s annual Greenest Block in Brooklyn [http://www.bbg.org/greenbridge/greenestblock#/tabs-1] awards. The Greenest Block

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Flatbush Brings Home The Gold For Greenest Block In Brooklyn

East 25th Street between Clarendon Road and Avenue D (Photo courtesy Brooklyn Botanical Gardens)Congratulations to the many gardeners on East 25th Street between Clarendon Road and Avenue D, first place winner of the Brooklyn Botanical Garden’s annual Greenest Block in Brooklyn [http://www.bbg.org/greenbridge/greenestblock#/tabs-1]

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Ingersoll Gardeners And Fulton Street Businesses React To “Greenest Block” Wins

Photo via FAB Alliance.By now you may have heard that a few Fulton Street storefronts won first place [/blog/2015/08/04/congratulations-fab-alliance-and-ingersoll-garden-of-eden-local-groups-win-first-place-in-greenest-block-in-brooklyn-contest/] in the “commercial” category of the 2015 Greenest Block in Brooklyn [http://www.bbg.org/greenbridge/greenestblock#/tabs-1] contest held by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and

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Congratulations, Cortelyou! Merchants Association Lands Second Place In Greenest Block In Brooklyn Contest

As you stroll down Cortelyou Road, between Argyle and Westminster, take a minute to appreciate the greenery around you – the lush block, and the Cortelyou Road Merchants Association, just landed second place in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden 2014 Greenest Block in Brooklyn’s commercial category [http://www.bbg.org/greenbridge/

Greenest Block in Brooklyn

Enter For The Title Of Greenest Block In Brooklyn 2014

This year’s Greenest Block in Brooklyn [http://www.bbg.org/greenbridge/greenestblock] contest is already rolling, but luckily for all you gardeners, registration is open until June 1! The competition evaluates by residential and commercial entries across the borough on the way they’ve employed cooperative cleaning, greening, and

Greenest Block in Brooklyn

Maria Newsom-Fahey Talks Ideals, Urban Beauty & The Larger Payoff Of Greening Together

Have you noticed the nice solid tree pit guards [/blog/green/new-guards-for-ps-217-trees] on Coney Island Avenue, or the shrubs at the Gulf station [/blog/neighbors/maria-newsom-fahey-helps-green-ditmas-park-one-street-at-a-time] on the corner of CIA and Foster? Did you know Maria Newsom-Fahey is at least part of the reason those exist? The PS 217

Greenest Block in Brooklyn

Got A Green Block? Prove It In The 2013 Greenest Block In Brooklyn Contest

The race is on to win the title of Greenest Block in Brooklyn [http://www.bbg.org/greenbridge/greenestblock]! Neighborhood and merchant associations are invited to enter their residential and commercial blocks, and the Greenest Storefront, Best Street Tree Beds, Best Window Box, and Best Community Garden Streetscapes will also

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Make Ditmas Park Green

This Saturday, March 9 is the 32nd Making Brooklyn Bloom [http://www.bbg.org/visit/event/mbb_2013] at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden [http://www.bbg.org/], where you can check out workshops that include Making Seed Bombs, Resourceful Rooftop Containers, and Save Heirloom Seeds Like a Farmer. The inspiration

Greenest Block in Brooklyn

We’ve Got the Greenest Commercial Blocks in Brooklyn!

Two commercial blocks in our area tied for the top commercial prize in the Greenest Block in Brooklyn competition from the Brooklyn Botanic Garden! Congratulations to Cortelyou Road between Westminster and Argyle, on the odd-numbered side of the block, and to Newkirk Plaza, which just got green this spring [/blog/

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Good Luck to Our Local Greenest Block Nominees!

We noticed these signs up in Newkirk Plaza this weekend announcing that it’s one of the nominees for the Greenest Block in Brooklyn Competition [/blog/garden/apply-to-be-named-the-greenest-block-in-brooklyn] run by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden [http://www.bbg.org/greenbridge/greenestblock]. The map on their site doesn’t include the Plaza,