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NYC Has Planted 34,000 Trees in Brooklyn Since Sandy

A downed tree in Bensonhurst in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Via Flickr user bigmike33x.The city Parks Department has planted over 34,000 tees in Brooklyn since 2012, far outpacing the 4,000 trees lost in the borough as a result of Hurricane Sandy. Sandy was more devastating

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Spring Tree Giveaways Start This Weekend

Photo courtesy of New York Restoration Project.Spring may not have exactly sprung in Brooklyn yet, but Brooklynites should get ready for the good weather anyway—and register to pick up a free tree! Through the New York Restoration Project (NYRP) and the city’s MillionTreesNYC program, the tree giveaway

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Street Trees Summit in Greenpoint This Weekend

Trees in Msgr. McGolrick Park (Via NYC Parks)GREENPOINT – As spring approaches, Brooklynites across the borough are looking forward to green on their streets as trees start to leaf out and bloom. But instead of just watching, get involved with making Brooklyn a more beautiful borough at the Street Tree

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Trees Falling All Around Sheepshead Bay, Taking Parked Cars Along For The Ride

Photo by Boris Zhukovskiy.Yesterday was a windy day, no doubt. But was it windy enough to blow decades-old trees to the ground? In one incident, a tree fell onto a parked car on East 29 Street between Avenues X and Y. According to the Parks Department, the tree fell

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Believe It Or Not: Sheepshead Bay Is Relatively Green

(Photo courtesy Prospect_ Park / Instagram)New Yorkers have a new way to learn about our urban landscape just in time for the last hurrah of the autumn leaves. The NYC Parks Department’s newest tree census data charts our urban forest on a micro and macro scale, so we can

Arts & Culture

East Coast Redwood Forest Coming To MetroTech Commons

Full-scale Redwood trees. Photo Courtesy of Facebook/Redwood National and State Parks.A tiny Redwood forest will soon be planted in Downtown Brooklyn, bringing a scaled-down version of the historical west coast national park to the east coast. The Public Art Fund and Forest City Ratner Companies are partnering up

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Trees & Branches Down After Brief But Fierce Storm On Monday [Video]

(Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)After a brief but intense thunderstorm on Monday afternoon, neighbors have spotted many downed trees and branches around Ditmas Park. [Update on 6/22: Check out this dramatic storm video from Argyle Road, from DPC reader Dan Pelson.] With an abundance of old trees lining

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Sidebar: Stuff You Should Know About

You can help spruce up Fort Greene Park on May 21. (Courtesy Instagram/MyrtleAveBk)Here’s a roundup of press releases and other mishegoss that came through the mailbox and deserves a mention: The Myrtle Avenue Partnership will convert over 40 tree beds into sidewalk gardens as part of its

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Photo Of The Day: Things Are Looking Up

Photo by Priya BalanNeighbor Priya Balan caught a beautiful shot of the grand trees of Prospect Park. Take any photos in the neighborhood lately? Send them to editor@bklyner.com, add them to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group, or tag them #parkslope on Instagram, and we’ll post them

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Shadows For Days

Oh, you know, just another gorgeous day in the neighborhood, as photographed by zachzapeta. Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group, or tag them #ditmaspark on Instagram, and we’ll post them on the blog. Also, like us on Facebook, follow us

New York City Parks Department

Volunteer To Help Map Ditmas Park’s Street Trees With Trees Count 2015

Photo by Alex KritskyHave you ever wondered how many trees are in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn or all of New York City? Now’s your chance to find out! The third decadal Trees Count tree census is coming up and the city Parks Department is looking for more “volunTREErs” to help

Compost for Brooklyn

This Sunday, April 12, Get A Free Tree At Compost For Brooklyn

Photo via Compost for BrooklynThis week, celebrate the arrival of spring with a free tree at Compost for Brooklyn (Newkirk Avenue & E. 8th Street) on Sunday, April 12 from 12-2pm. Our neighborhood’s lovely community garden needs some helping hands for the event, both for the tree drop-off on

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Photo Of The Day: Look Up

Photo by la_bruja_judia_feministaA nice reminder to crane your neck every once in a while to see what views might be waiting for you above, via la_bruja_judia_feminista. Take any photos in Park Slope recently? Send them to editor@bklyner.com, add them to the Park

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Our Cathedral Of Trees

A haven of trees, as photographed by patguitar. Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group, or tag them #ditmaspark on Instagram, and we’ll post them on the blog. Also, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram, and

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New Trees Planted On Marlborough Road Near Newkirk Plaza

We noticed some new trees on Marlborough Road earlier this week, lining the sidewalk from Newkirk to Foster Avenue. Trees planted are tagged as part of the Million Trees NYC program, and include specimens of several different species. Although Million Trees’ Stewardship Map shows many of the surrounding blocks have

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Photo: Strong Winds Turn Dying Trees Into Dangerous Obstacles

A neighbor living near Bedford Avenue and Avenue V woke to this scene today. A tree limb that weighs several hundred pounds had tumbled down from where it had loomed over his car when he parked the night before. He was lucky – it was a light grazing, and he called

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Big, Red

Silvermandj can’t even fit this Cortelyou giant all in one frame. What does Fall look like on your block? Send photos to us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group, or tag them #ditmaspark on Instagram, and we’ll post them on the blog. Also,

Gowanus Canal Conservancy

Help Trees & Bring Home A Free One At The Gowanus Canal Conservancy’s Salt Lot

Want to help local trees, and take home one of your own? On Sunday, October 20, the Gowanus Canal Conservancy is hosting Clean & Green: Autumn Tree Stewardship, Compost Windrow Build, and Tree Giveaway, their first autumn tree stewardship day, when you can help work on tree pruning, removing pavers

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Resourceful Neighbors Get Savvy With Stumps Around Ditmas Park

Something really admirable about our area is how so many neighbors make do with the green space they have–or create green space from nothing. Whether it’s a window box, a street tree bed, or, hey, an overgrown lot by the Church Avenue B/Q station (see the latest

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Help The West Kensington Action Group Beautify Church Avenue Tree Pits

If you’ve got a love for your neighborhood and an interest in helping to make it a more lovely place for everyone, consider working with the west Kensington Action Group (wKAG) as they beautify tree pits along Church Avenue. You may have already seen one of the benches they

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Tree in Bloom

How different this spring has been compared to last year. Above is the first flowering tree we’ve spotted in the neighborhood so far this year — compare that to this extensive slideshow we shared on this date in 2012! And to think we might have snow on Monday… Share your

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Tree Warmer

A cozy tree on East 3rd Street. Taken a photo in the neighborhood recently? Send pictures to editor@kensingtonbk.com, and we’ll post them on the blog.

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First Fall Leaves Spotted

It may still feel a little like summer, but the leaves, they are a-changin’. We spotted a couple of trees turning into their bright autumn colors on Rugby between Dorchester and Ditmas: And one on Argyle between Foster and Glenwood: And Crissa spotted these ones in the area as well:

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Tree Pit Cleanup on E 9th Street

A big thanks to Maria Newsom Fahey and her crew of young volunteers for doing a tree pit cleanup on East 9th Street at Foster! Your work makes the street look much nicer, and the whole neighborhood appreciates it. Donald Loggins sends these photos of the volunteers at work.

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Photo: Fallen Tree Left On Power Lines Creates Dangerous Situation

Source: Katie McNishA large tree tumbled from the Brighton line subway abutment into an adjacent empty lot, leaving part of the tree hanging from a power line and putting considerable stress on it. We’re not sure when this happened, but we spotted it today. We last passed this lot