East 9th Street Block Association
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
Maria Newsom-Fahey
It seems like neighbor Maria Newsom-Fahey never stops working to clean up Ditmas Park, often inspiring other residents to do the same. This time, with the Gulf station on the corner of Coney Island and Foster Aves, she succeeded in making a pocket of Ditmas a little more beautiful once
East 9th Street
Last weekend’s East 9th Street clean up organized by Maria Newsom-Fahey attracted quite a few young and old neighbors. The group weeded, picked up trash, planted spring bulbs and put the street trees to sleep with mulch and, I assume, sweetly sung lullabies. Maria described the process, saying she