million trees nyc
Several of you had some great questions about street trees following this morning’s post about the ones that appear to be dying on Coney Island Avenue [/blog/green/the-dying-trees-of-coney-island-avenue]. Tara Kiernan from the Parks Department’s Office of Public Affairs was able to help us out with some answers.
Events
The long-awaited hearing [/atz-ny-times-got-coney-island-boardwalk-debate-wrong-all-wrong/] that will herald a decision by the NYC Design Commission on whether we’ll continue to have a bona fide boardwalk in Coney Island – as opposed to a concrete/plastic walk – is finally upon us. The meeting will take place at the NYC Design Commission (253
allan rosen
It’s not fair to city workers that we report only when they don’t do their jobs. So here’s a little report from Allan Rosen about the Parks Department responding to his concerns. This tree limb fell at 10 a.m. on May 31, as I stood across
environment
Yesterday we told you about how to spot trees that were leaning over [/beware-leaning-trees-could-be-a-danger/], weakened by this year’s incredibly severe weather. Well, Parks Department got back to us about how to get these trees taken care of. From Philip Abramson, a Parks Department spokesman: > Any trees that appear