Greenest Block in Brooklyn 2024 Contest Semifinalists
Congratulations and heartfelt thanks to every block in our annual Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest for sowing the seeds of greener, healthier communities!
Semifinal judging is July 10–18. The final round is held the week of July 22.
Blocks listed below will be moving on to the second round of the 2024 Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest. If you do not see your block in the Best Residential Block section, it may be in the running for awards in our other listed categories. Please note: This list does not include blocks still vying for Best Window Box.
Residential Semifinalist Blocks
Listed alphabetically by street name
- 10th Street between 6th & 7th Avenues
- Park Slope
- Agate Court between Atlantic Avenue & dead end
- Bedford-Stuyvesant
- Barbey Street between Flatlands & Cozine Avenues
- East New York
- Clermont Avenue between DeKalb & Willoughby Avenues
- Fort Greene
- Cleveland Street between Pitkin & Belmont Avenues
- East New York
- Concord Street between Duffield & Gold Streets
- Bridge Plaza
- Decatur Street between Lewis & Stuyvesant Avenues
- Stuyvesant Heights North
- East 26th Street between Avenue D & Clarendon Road
- Flatbush
- Eastern Parkway between Bedford & Franklin Avenues
- Crown Heights
- Flatlands 7th Street between East 108th Street & dead end
- Canarsie
- Garfield Place between 5th Avenue & 6th Avenue
- Park Slope
- Gates Avenue between Classon Avenue & Downing Street
- Clinton Hill
- Hampton Place between Park & Sterling Places
- Crown Heights
- Hampton Place between Sterling & St. Johns Places
- Crown Heights
- Jefferson Avenue between Lewis & Stuyvesant Avenues
- Bedford-Stuyvesant
- Keap Street between South 3rd & South 4th Streets
- Williamsburg
- Kings Highway between Avenues J & K
- Flatlands
- Lefferts Avenue between Bedford & Rogers Avenues
- Lefferts Gardens
- Lefferts Avenue between Nostrand & Rogers Avenues
- Lefferts Gardens
- Lincoln Place between New York & Nostrand Avenues
- Crown Heights
- MacDonough Street between Lewis & Stuyvesant Avenues
- Bedford-Stuyvesant
- Macon Street between Lewis & Stuyvesant Avenues
- Bedford-Stuyvesant
- Madison Street between Bedford & Nostrand Avenues
- Bedford-Stuyvesant
- Marion Street between Rockaway Avenue & Thomas S. Boyland Street
- Ocean Hill
- Marlborough Road between Ditmas Avenue & Dorchester Road
- Ditmas Park West
- Ovington Avenue between Ridge Boulevard & Third Avenue
- Bay Ridge
- Ridge Boulevard between 71st Street & Ovington Avenue
- Bay Ridge
- Sterling Street between Bedford & Washington Avenues
- Lefferts Gardens
- Stuyvesant Avenue between Bainbridge & Chauncey Streets
- Bedford-Stuyvesant
- Stuyvesant Avenue between Bainbridge & Decatur Streets
- Stuyvesant Heights North
- Van Buren Street between Lewis & Stuyvesant Avenues
- Bedford-Stuyvesant
- Vanderveer Place between Flatbush Avenue & East 23rd Street
- Flatbush
Best Street Tree Beds
Listed alphabetically by street name
- Beverley Road between East 32nd Street & New York Avenue
- East Flatbush
- Cleveland Street between Belmont & Pitkin Avenues
- East New York
- East 108th Street between Avenue M & Flatlands 7th Street
- Canarsie
- Hampton Place between Park & Sterling Places
- Crown Heights
- Hampton Place between Sterling Place & St. Johns Place
- Crown Heights
- MacDonough Street between Patchen & Ralph Avenues
- Bedford-Stuyvesant
- Marion Street between Rockaway Avenue & Thomas S. Boyland Street
- Ocean Hills
- Ridge Boulevard between 71st Street & Ovington Avenue
- Bay Ridge
- Stuyvesant Avenue between Bainbridge & Chauncey Streets
- Bedford-Stuyvesant
- Van Buren Street between Lewis & Stuyvesant Avenues
- Bedford-Stuyvesant
Best Community Garden Streetscape
Listed alphabetically
- Green Acres Garden
- Bedford-Stuyvesant
- Keap Forth Community Garden
- Williamsburg
- Lincoln Road Garden
- Lefferts Gardens
- Maple Street Community Garden
- Lefferts Gardens
- Nehemiah Ten Garden
- East New York
- Prospects Heights Community Farm Garden
- Prospects Heights
- Red Shed Community Garden
- Williamsburg
- Santos Community Garden
- Coney Island
- Union Street Garden
- Crown Heights
National Grid Leadership in Sustainable Practices Award
Listed alphabetically
- 6th Avenue between 15th & 16th Streets
- Park Slope
- Green Acres Garden
- Bedford-Stuyvesant
- Keap Forth Community Garden
- Williamsburg
- Maple Street Community Garden
- Lefferts Gardens
- Nehemiah Ten Community Garden
- East New York
- Prospect Heights Community Farm Garden
- Prospect Heights
- Union Street Garden
- Crown Heights
Rookie of the Year
Listed alphabetically by street name
- 3rd Place between Clinton & Court Streets
- Carroll Gardens
- Agate Court between Atlantic Avenue & dead end
- Bedford-Stuyvesant
- Chauncey Street between Lewis & Stuyvesant Avenues
- Bedford-Stuyvesant
- Cleveland Street between Belmont & Pitkin Avenues
- East New York
- Decatur Street between Marcus Garvey Boulevard & Throop Avenue
- Bedford-Stuyvesant
- East 5th Street between Albemarle Road & Caton Avenue
- Kensington
- Gates Avenue between Classon Avenue & Downing Street
- Clinton Hill
- Madison Street between Bedford & Nostrand Avenues
- Bedford-Stuyvesant
- President Street between Clinton & Henry Streets
- Carroll Gardens
Greenest Storefront
Listed alphabetically
- Hillary Finn Gardens
- Kos Kaffee
- Muse Cafe
- P-Street Cafe
- St. Eve’s Cocktails
Support
The Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest is a project of Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, with leadership support from Brooklyn Community Foundation.
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