Brooklyn Botanic Garden: 2008 Greenest Block in Brooklyn Contest

See a photo gallery of Brooklyn's greenest residential blocks.

2008 Winners
Commercial Category

These Brooklyn businesses know what it means to be green.

About the Contest

More than 1,200 blocks throughout Brooklyn have entered the contest since it was founded in 1994, and an estimated 500,000 residents have participated in this borough-wide beautification and greening effort.

Winners were selected through a rigorous process by an expert panel of judges that included professional horticulturists from Brooklyn Botanic Garden, metro area horticulture professionals, gardening journalists, and other New York City greening organizations.

2008 Winners
Other Categories

Check out the winners of the Best Window Box, Greenest Storefront, and Best Street Tree Beds categories.

Past Winners
1995–2007

Going green is nothing new to Brooklyn. The contest has been going strong for over a decade.

Judging Criteria
Rules and Prizes

Learn what it takes to create a winning streetscape.

A project of GreenBridge, the community environmental horticulture program of Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and Borough President Marty Markowitz. Sponsored by the Sovereign Endowment Fund at Independence Community Foundation.