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Contest Winners
1999 Greenest Block in Brooklyn
| Prize | Name | Location | Neighborhood |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | State Street Cathedral Block Association (Best All Around) |
State between Hoyt and Bond | Boerum Hill |
| 2nd (tie) | Joralemon Cobblestone Block (Best Use of Vines) |
Joralemon St. between Hicks and Furman | Brooklyn Heights |
| 2nd (tie) | Landings at Fresh Creek (Best Use of Annual Color) |
Louisiana between Vandalia and Twin Pines | Starrett City |
| 2rd (tie) | Vanderveer Place Block Association (Most Exuberant) |
Vanderveer Place between Flatbush and E.23rd St. | Flatbush |
| 3rd (tie) | Columbia Place Association (Most Creative Planters) |
Columbia Place between Joralemon and State St. | Brooklyn Heights |
| 3rd (tie) | Schnectady Avenue Block Association (Best Use of Conifers and Hedges) |
Schnectady between Foster Avenue and Ave.D | East Flatbush |
| Honorable Mention | Fourth Street Association. (Best Use of Small Trees) |
Fourth Street between Prospect Park West and 8th Ave. | Park Slope |
| Honorable Mention | Gardening Angels of 74th St.
(Best Use of Roses) |
74th between Ridge Blvd. and Colonial Road | Bay Ridge |
| Honorable Mention | Lincoln Road R & B Block Association (Best Streetside Plantings) |
Lincoln Road between Rogers and Bedford | Crown Heights |
| Special Commendation |
300 E. 25th Block Association (Most Improved Entry) |
E. 25th between Clarendon Rd. and Avenue D | Flatbush |
| Special Commendation | Howard Avenue Block Association (Best Community Garden) |
Howard Ave. between Blake and Dumont | Brownsville |
| Special Commendation | E. 49th Block Assn. (Best New Entry) |
E. 49th between Clarkson Avenue and Lenox Rd. | East Flatbush |
| Windowbox-1st Place (from finalists) | 20 Columbia Place | Columbia Place between Joralemon and State | Brooklyn Heights |
| Windowbox-2nd Place (from top 50 Blocks) |
740 Macon Street | Macon Street between Ralph and Howard Ave. | Bedford Stuyvesant |