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A downed tree in Bensonhurst in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Via Flickr user bigmike33x. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/bigmike33x/8148028948/in/photostream/]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
Announcements
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 [https://nyrp.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4f936aba6c808439b0f447dac&id=eb4af5ed97&e=ae45b66374] ! Through
environment
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
green
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
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
Full-scale Redwood trees. Photo Courtesy of Facebook/Redwood National and State Parks. [https://www.facebook.com/RedwoodNPS/photos/a.195972830413040.51547.152578104752513/1254298041247175/?type=3&theater] A tiny Redwood forest will soon be planted in Downtown Brooklyn, bringing a scaled-down version of the historical west coast national park to
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Central Brooklyn
(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
Events
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 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 [http://www.flickr.com/groups/parkslopestoop/], or tag them #parkslope on
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Oh, you know, just another gorgeous day in the neighborhood, as photographed by zachzapeta [https://instagram.com/p/6XQgDAFRQU/?taken-by=zachzapeta]. Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], or tag them #ditmaspark on Instagram, and we’
New York City Parks Department
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 [http://www.nycgovparks.org/trees/treescount] tree census is coming up and the city Parks Department is
Compost for Brooklyn
Photo via Compost for Brooklyn [https://www.facebook.com/compostforbrooklyn/photos/pb.333868227728.-2207520000.1428500300./10151630067957729/?type=3&theater] This week, celebrate the arrival of spring with a free tree at Compost for Brooklyn [http://compostforbrooklyn.org/] (Newkirk Avenue & E. 8th Street) on Sunday, April 12 from 12-2pm.