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October 28, 2009
City Tree Removal
A City tree (we were advised that it was a City tree by a tree company) is starting to affect the foundation of a historic building. I already submitted a Forestry Service Request on the parks website. Is there an alternate route in getting the tree removed?
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Have you called 311? I had a problem with a tree that had died of blight. The operator was able to identify it wasn't a city tree, and connected me to a person who gave me the name and number of the parcel owner. How's that for service?
Posted by: Maly at October 28, 2009 1:51 PM
The city will not remove the tree unless it is diseased or dying regardless of how menancing its roots are to the surrounding environs.
Posted by: mare at October 28, 2009 1:52 PM
If it's on the historic registry, you should call them and tell them that their is an imminent threat to a protected structure.
Posted by: SJ at October 28, 2009 2:11 PM
How is your foundation being affected? Ed Kopel ARchitects, PC
Posted by: edkopel at October 28, 2009 2:21 PM
Alright...I called 311. The told me that the tree belongs to us. However, they are going to send a City Consultant to the site to determine if the tree actually belongs to the City and the measures we can take to remove it; but, it's going to take 30 days to get in contact with a consultant.
I don't actually know how the tree is affecting the foundation. I was told it was.
Posted by: Miss Breukelen at October 29, 2009 8:15 AM
....if this is a "street tree"...and a mature one, Parks will go kicking and screaming before they will cut it down.
First...where is the tree located (to confirm responsibility)...is it in a tree-lawn or tree-pit adjacent to the curb? And if so, how far is that from the foundation (are you in a zero-lot-line building with no front yard set-back?)
....don't waste your time with 311. Call Dept of Parks & Rec (Brooklyn Forestry).....718-965-7742 and explain the issue. I've been doing civil engineering work in NYC for years, and have had more experience with Parks Forestry than I care to recall....but they can be reasonable in some instances.
Good Luck....John
Posted by: JPR at October 31, 2009 5:11 PM
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