Arboricide in Stuyvesant Heights?

We got an email from a reader concerned about some potential arboricide going on near Fulton Park in Stuyvesant Heights. Evidently, the Parks Department was taking down trees with an enthusiasm that warranted the block association on Stuyvesant Avenue posting these warning signs on all the trees. Can anyone tell us how this played out? Was this just an over-reaction to some pruning or was the Parks people getting a little clipper-happy?
Photo from the Bridge and Tunnel Club
May 21, 2012 | 02:16 PM