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Greenest Block 2017

Greenest Block 2017

Greenest Block In Brooklyn

The Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest promotes streetscape gardening, tree stewardship, and community development in Brooklyn through block and merchant associations and other groups.

Prizes are awarded for residential and commercial blocks and for greenest storefront, best window box, and other greening efforts.

For more information, email [email protected] or call 718-623-7250.

Congratulations to all the 2017 winners!

2017 Residential Category

1st Place Flowers and green yards on a city block.
Stuyvesant Avenue between Bainbridge & Chauncey Streets
1st Place: Stuyvesant Avenue Block Association
Bedford-Stuyvesant
2nd Place Containers overflowing with flowers and greenery on a city block.
Lefferts Avenue between Bedford & Rogers Avenues
2nd Place: Lefferts Alliance Community Togetherness Block Association (Bedford/Rogers)
Lefferts Gardens
3rd Place A container overflowering with flowers and leaves on a city block.
Lincoln Road between Bedford & Rogers Avenues
3rd Place: Lincoln Road R&B Block Association
Lefferts Gardens
Honors City block with trees, containers full of plants, and plants growing out of front yards.
Decatur Street between Stuyvesant & Lewis Avenues
Honorable Mention: 200 Decatur Street/Stuyvesant Avenue Block Association
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Honors Three people walking a sidewalk, next to containers full of plants and flowers.
Bainbridge Street between Howard & Saratoga Avenues
Honorable Mention: 400 Bainbridge Street Block Association
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Honors A few people walking on the sidewalk next to containers and treebeds full of flowers and plants.
Jefferson Avenue between Malcom X Boulevard & Patchen Avenue
Honorable Mention: 700 Jefferson Avenue Block Association
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Honors Cement containers with flowers and plants growing out of them in front of houses on a city block.
East 48th Street between Avenues J & K
Honorable Mention: East 48 Street J & K Block Association
East Flatbush
Honors City block with lush green front yards and sidewalk containers of plants and flowers.
East 59th Street between Foster Avenue & Farragut Road
Honorable Mention: East 59th Street United Block Association
East Flatbush
Honors City sidewalk full of plants and flowers.
Flatlands 7th Street between East 108th Street & Fresh Creek
Honorable Mention: Fresh Creek Civic Association
Canarsie
Honors A woman stands on a city block, which is full of trees and containers full of flowers and plants.
Marion Street between Thomas Boyland Street & Rockaway Avenue
Honorable Mention: Marion Street Park Block Association
Ocean Hill
Honors Tree bed with many different types of plants and flowers growing.
East 32nd Street between Tilden & Snyder Avenues
Honorable Mention: Tilder Block Association
East Flatbush
Honors Window boxes and containers full of plants on a city sidewalk.
Sterling Place between Seventh & Flatbush Avenues
Honorable Mention: Sterling Place Block Association
Park Slope
Honors A tree bed full of plants and flowers on a sidewalk.
Sterling Street between Washington & Bedford Avenues
Honorable Mention: Sterling Street B & W Block Association Inc.
Lefferts Gardens
Honors A colorful handmade sign that says
Union Street between Rogers & Nostrand Avenues
Honorable Mention: Union Street Block Association
Crown Heights

2017 Commercial Category

1st Place Tree beds and flowers growing out of containers in front of store fronts on a city block.
Atlantic Avenue between Bond & Nevins Streets
1st Place: Mid-Atlantic Block Association
Boerum Hill
2nd Place Several large cement containers with plants growing out of them on a city sidewalk.
Fulton Street between James Place & Grand Avenue
2nd Place: Fulton Area Business Alliance
Clinton Hill

2017 Storefront Category

1st Place Tires hung outdoors with plants growing out of them.
Pro 1 Tire, 781 Fourth Avenue
1st Place | Entered by 27th Street Block Association
Sunset Park
2nd Place Containers full of plants and flowers growing outside a storefront on a city block.
NSK Management, 459 Sixth Avenue
2nd Place | Entered by 10th Street Block Association
Park Slope
3rd Place A plant on an city sidewalk.
Peaches Kitchen and Bar, 393 Lewis Avenue
3rd Place | Entered by Shops of Lewis Avenue Merchants Association (SoLA)
Bedford-Stuyvesant

2017 Best Street Tree Beds Category

1st Place A tree bed full of green ivy and other plants, with a sign saying
Macon Street between Ralph & Howard Avenues
1st Place: Macon Street Ralph/Howard Block Association
Bedford-Stuyvesant
2nd Place A tree bed full of plants and flowers.
Lefferts Place between Franklin & Classon Avenues
2nd Place: Lefferts Place Block Association
Bedford-Stuyvesant
3rd Place A tree bed full of plants, flowers, and mulch.
Vanderveer Place between Flatbush Avenue & East 23rd Street
3rd Place: Vanderveer Place Block Association
Flatbush
Honors A tree bed full of mulch with a few plants growing.
Bainbridge Street between Howard & Saratoga Avenues
Honorable Mention: 400 Bainbridge Street Block Association
Bedford-Stuyvesant

2017 Best Window Box

1st Place A window box overflowing with colorful flowers and green leaves.
Wendy Weeks, 822 East 38th Street
1st Place | Entered by East 38th Street 2001 Block Association
East Flatbush
2nd Place A window box full of plants and flowers outside a window on a brick building.
Beverly Friedman, 89 Garfield Street
2nd Place | Entered by Garfield Place 5th & 6th Block Association
Park Slope
3rd Place A window box overflowing with plants.
Roberto Rivera, 424 Atlantic Avenue
3rd Place | Entered by Mid-Atlantic Block Association
Boerum Hill
3rd Place A window box with pink flowers and green plants.
Althea Joseph, 830 Lincoln Place
3rd Place | Entered by Lincoln Civic Block Association
Crown Heights
Honors A window box with purple and yellow flowers and green leaves.
Sheryl Brownlee, 652 East 59th Street
Honorable Mention | Entered by East 59th Street United Block Association
East Flatbush

2017 Leadership Awards

A sign in a tree bed that says
National Grid Leadership in Sustainable Practices Award: Tilder Block Association
For Taking Root, a sustainable public greening and education project
East 31st & 32nd Streets between Snyder & Tilden Avenues; Snyder Avenue between East 31st & 32nd
East Flatbush
A tree bed full of plants and flowers.
2017 Best Community Garden Streetscape: Lefferts Place Block Association Community Garden
Lefferts Place between Franklin & Classon Avenues
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Many different types of plants and flowers growing out of a cement container on a sidewalk.
Special Commendation: Vanderveer Place Block Association, for exceptional drought-tolerant plant selections in containers.
Vanderveer Place between Flatbush Avenue & East 23rd Street
Clinton Hill

Support

The Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest is a project of Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, with leadership support from Brooklyn Community Foundation.

Logo: Brooklyn BoroughLogo: Dept of Cultural Affairs

Major Sponsor, Community Greening Programs
Logo: National Grid

Image, top of page: Antonio M. Rosario