New Trees in Bed Stuy
The Bed-Stuy blog’s initial cynicism about Mayor Bloomberg’s MillionTreesNYC program has been replaced by optimism: “Our stretch of Myrtle Avenue is already looking much better thanks to this program. So far I’ve spotted new Dawn Redwoods, Honey Locusts, English Oaks and Pin Oaks on Myrtle east of Classon. Soon after I took these photos the…
The Bed-Stuy blog’s initial cynicism about Mayor Bloomberg’s MillionTreesNYC program has been replaced by optimism: “Our stretch of Myrtle Avenue is already looking much better thanks to this program. So far I’ve spotted new Dawn Redwoods, Honey Locusts, English Oaks and Pin Oaks on Myrtle east of Classon. Soon after I took these photos the trees were suited up with Tree Gators. Hopefully Myrtle will become a beautiful tree-lined avenue in the future.” Where else have people been noticing new trees popping up recently?
MM you always fall for my anti-trees rant. hahaha. i guess i dont really have anything against trees, it’s moreso the tree-huggers that bug me. i like the trees outside my window in the alleyway of my bedroom 🙂
*rob*
Here is the coupon link from BNP
http://www.milliontreesnyc.org/treecoupon
Rob, trees are good for everyone, they, and other plants, are nature’s air scrubbers, and in a city as polluted and over populated as ours, we need all the air scrubbing we can get. On top of that, they cool the streets in the summer, and if shady enough, can cool your apartment – also good for the environment. Raking leaves is good exercise, and leaves can be used as protecting mulch and covering for other plants. Great recycling there, too. The worst thing you can say about trees is that they can be struck by lightning, or blown over in a powerful storm, but that is not an every day event.
I would love to live on a block with mature trees on both sides of the street. It’s one of the beauties of a city. Sorry you don’t see that.
Rob, by the time all of these trees reach maturity, you will be beyond caring. Trees are good for everyone, they, and other plants, are nature’s air scrubbers, and in a city as polluted and over populated as ours, we need all the air scrubbing we can get. On top of that, they cool the streets in the summer, and if shady enough, can cool your apartment. Also good for the environment. Raking leaves is good exercise, provides protecting mulch and covering for other plants. The worst thing you can say about trees is that they can be struck by lightning, or blown over in a powerful storm, but that is not an everyday event.
I would love to live on a block with mature trees on both sides of the street. It’s one of the beauties of a city. Sorry you don’t see that.
balanchinelover, the best way to get em is to contact one of the sponsors directly from what I understand. BNP Paribas is who you want to get in touch with and I think the department you would be looking for would be community relations. I helped plant trees for them and it was a lot of fun.
i know im gonna get rocks thrown at me. but im not a fan of turning nyc into a friggin forest.
*rob*
i’ve called 311 several times for tree-planting, to no avail. how does one get the city to actually respond to tree requests?
any ideas welcome–thank you.
This may well be Blooomberg’s finest legacy.
there are new trees on 3rd ave between 9th and 14th, which also seemed to appear overnight.