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Contest Winners
2006 Greenest Block in Brooklyn
First Place: Residential
E. 25th Street between Avenue D and Clarendon Street
Flatbush neighborhood
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First Place: Commercial
Lewis Avenue between MacDonough and Decatur (Shops on Lewis Avenue)
Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood
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Other top winners
Residential
| Place | Name/ Location | Neighborhood |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Place (Tie) | Fuller Place between Prospect Avenue and 16th Street View photographs
|
Windsor Terrace |
| 2nd Place (Tie) | Fulton Avenue between Carlton Street and Cumberland Street View photographs |
Ft. Greene |
| 3rd Place | MacDonough Street between Stuyvesant Avenue and Lewis Avenue View photographs |
Bedford Stuyvesant |
| 4th Place (Tie) | Stuyvesant Avenue between Putnam Street and Jefferson Street View photographs |
Bedford Stuyvesant |
| 4th Place (Tie) | Crown Street between Bedford Avenue and Rogers Avenue View photographs |
Crown Heights |
Commercial
| Place | Name/ Location | Neighborhood |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Place (Tie) | Atlantic Avenue (north) between Nevins Street and Third Street View photographs |
Boerum Hill |
| 2nd Place (Tie) | Atlantic Avenue (south) between Bond Street and Nevins Street View photographs |
Boerum Hill |
Honorable Mention Awards: Residential
| Block Location | Neighborhood |
|---|---|
| Bliss Terrace between 68th Street and Bay Ridge Avenue View photographs |
Bay Ridge |
| Bainbridge Street between Malcolm X Avenue and Stuyvesant Avenue View photographs |
Bedford Stuyvesant |
| State Street between Hoyt Street and Bond Street View photographs |
Boerum Hill |
| Concord Street between Duffield Street and Gold Street View photographs |
Bridge Plaza |
| E. 102nd Street between Avenue L and M | Canarsie |
| E. 38th Street between Foster Avenue and Farragut Avenue View photographs |
East Flatbush |
| E. 39th Street between Foster Avenue and Farragut Avenue View photographs |
East Flatbush |
| Schenectady Avenue between Ave. D and Foster Avenue View photographs |
East Flatbush |
| E. 49th Street between Clarkson Street and Lenox Street View photographs |
East Flatbush |
| Vanderveer Place between Flatbush Avenue and E. 23rd Street View photographs |
Flatbush |
Best Windowboxes
These prizes are awarded to the best windowboxes among all the residential block entries.
| Place | Name/ Location | Neighborhood |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Place | 95 Bainbridge Street (Max and Gail Blythe) View photographs
|
Bedford Stuyvesant |
| 2nd Place | 430 Eighth Street (Joyce and Charles Silver) View photographs
|
Park Slope |
| 3rd Place | 190 Concord Street (Mary Schuck) View photographs |
Bridge Plaza |
| 4th Place | 456 Carlton Street (Dorothy Oronsaye) View photographs |
Fort Greene |
| 1st Place BBG Windowbox kit | 115 Bainbridge Street (Janet Clarke) View photographs |
Bedford Stuyvesant |
Greenest Storefronts
These prizes are awarded to the greenest storefronts among all the commercial block entries.
| Place | Name/ Location | Neighborhood |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Place | Patenaude Glassworks, 607 Henry Street View photographs |
Carroll Gardens |
| 2nd Place | Palmira's Restaurant, Clark Street at Hicks Street View photographs |
Brooklyn Heights |
| 3rd Place | Connecticut Muffin, Myrtle Avenue | Fort Greene |
Commercial Commendations
A store or restauraunt must be on an entering block to win a commendation.
| Block Location | Store Commendations |
|---|---|
| Van Brunt between Coffey and Van Dyke | LeNells |
| Atlantic Avenue between Bond and Nevins, north side | Bedouin Tent Restaurant Belarussoam Church Tarragon The House of the Lord Stan's Restaurant |
| Atlantic Avenue between Bond and Nevins, south side | Nancy McKiernan Real Estate Salvation Army Boreum Hill Realty Raices Times Plaza Senior Center Edith Head Artez'n 19th Century American Antiques |
| Atlantic Avenue between Nevins and Third, north side | Alltate Insurance Salvation Army Mai Dig Kea Edith Head Artez'n Gumbo Gifts |
| Bond Street between Atlantic Avenue and Pacific, east side | Dvir Salon Ouvrez la Porte Butter |
| 5th Avenue between 5th Street and 6th Street | Zuzu's Petals Botanica Mercedes |
| Lewis Avenue between Decatur and MacDonough | Bed Stuy Café Brownstone Books Lewis Gallery |
| 607 Henry Street between 1st Place and 2nd Place | Patenaude Glassworks |
| Clark Street between Clark and Hicks, north side | Palmira's Restaurant |
| Macon Street at Stuyvesant Avenue | Charles Atwell Realty Architects at 366 |
| Myrtle Avenue between Waverly and Clinton | Citibank Connecticut Muffin |
| Myrtle Avenue between Waverly and Washington | Tree pits Clinton Hill Hardware |
| Myrtle Avenue between Hall and Washington | Zaytoons Restaurant Yamashiro Restaurant |
| Tompkins Avenue between Hancock and Jefferson, west side | Ibo Landing Gifts Deli |
| Tompkins Avenue between Hancock and Jefferson, east side | Jefferson Antiques Debonair The Victorian Calabash Clothing Mr. T's Haircutters Brooklyn Valley M&M Laundry |
| Wyckoff Street between Greene and Harmon, north side | Ridgewood Senior Council |