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
12:55 pm…i made the comment…thanks.
thought this board could lighten up a bit..especially after yesterday.
I got sent to court when i wrecked a tree. Then it got dismissed because I had a awesome lawyer. Lost my job because of this. Parks dept nitwits wrote up the ticket wrong. This is a serious problem only if he knocked it down…
The PLG comment was funny.
OH MY GOD
It irritate me who lightly the City takes this. In addition to just being damn nice looking, mature trees do a great job of shading houses and sidewalks. About 10 years ago, we had a tree in front of our house cut down. The following summer, our aparment was about 10 degrees hotter. It takes 20+ years to grow a tree like that. Some ass comes around and ruins it it faces no consequences.
“forget the dumpster, what about that stroller recklessly ramming into that poor tree?”
Typical PS parent entitlement.
all you losers don’t realize that the few trees in the city are probably saving your lungs from cancer by sucking up all that noxious stuff. You’re a bunch of dingdongs.
the tree is just lucky it’s not located in PLG….lol
The dumpster is actually saving the tree. For at least a couple days, the poor little tree wont have to breath the noxious fumes of at least 3 vehicles as their owners warm up their cars on these cold days.