Demo'ers: Tree? What Tree?
After sitting abandoned for three decades, the house at 347 11th Street in Park Slope was finally bought from the city for $1 million in July 2005. In recent weeks, the new owners have started the process of turning the house into a four-unit building. After filling up two gigantic dumpsters, it came time on…
After sitting abandoned for three decades, the house at 347 11th Street in Park Slope was finally bought from the city for $1 million in July 2005. In recent weeks, the new owners have started the process of turning the house into a four-unit building. After filling up two gigantic dumpsters, it came time on Tuesday to haul them away. One resident across the street watched in horror as the carting company (Inter-Regional Disposal & Recycling, 800-467-7775) “repeatedly rammed” one of the dumpsters into the large tree in front of the house. “They may not have killed the tree but they have definitely done significant damage,” writes our tipster. “I called the parks department and 311 but all they did was let me whine for a while and issued complaint number.” Any suggestions for how to follow this up? GMAP P*Shark
this was the most stupidest most boring thread i’ve read in along time..
Peanut, you need to look up hyperbole in the dictionary – or stop using words you don’t understand.
Yur all morons! Look at pics of city streets from mid-1800’s. All the trees were cleared when the city was built. Then, piles of horse shit, no trees…now, no horse shit, trees. There are more trees today than at any time in the last 150 yrs.
Brownstoners, go to yesterday’s Lefferts Hotel thread and scroll down to the very end (2/8 comment at 4:55pm). The brownstoner troll has been identified! Finally!!!
what a nice way of welcoming yourself to the block.
HOW TO SAVE STREET TREES courtesy of Queens Crap (no affiliation)
http://queenscrap.blogspot.com/2007/01/how-to-save-street-trees.html
the bark keeps out pests. Its like your skin. So you put a big gash in it – but as long as you didn’t knock it down there and then its ok is it? Doesn’t matter the thing does 6 months later, they can’t pin it on you.
“Where’s the damage?? The couple of wood chips on the ground?”
Damaged bark can kill a tree. There’s a big gash out of the side of that tree.
you could try, as somebody suggested, calling the Parks Dept. You could also say you’re worried that the tree might be so compromised that it could fall down. They’re MUCH more likely to show up if they’re afraid it’ll hit somebody and start a lawsuit.