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Greenest Block in Brooklyn 2022

Greenest Block in Brooklyn 2022

Greenest Block In Brooklyn

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2022 Residential Participants

View all the residential blocks that participated in the 2022 Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest. Click the map points to see the names of the registered block associations.

2022 Residential Category

1st Place A planter painted with a woman's face wearing glasses on a city block in Brooklyn.
Lincoln Place between New York & Nostrand Avenues
1st Place Residential: Preserving Lincoln’s Abundant Natural Treasures (P.L.A.N.T.s)
Crown Heights
2nd Place Brownstones with many outdoor plants line a sidewalk.
East 25th Street between Avenue D & Clarendon Road
2nd Place Residential: 300 East 25th Street Block Association
Flatbush
3rd Place A row of brownstones with planted gardens in front.
MacDonough Street between Lewis & Stuyvesant Avenues
3rd Place Residential: Macon MacDonough Stuyvesant Lewis Block Association
Bedford-Stuyvesant
3rd Place A city sidewalk with a container garden and street trees.
Lefferts Avenue between Bedford & Rogers Avenues
3rd Place Residential: Lefferts Alliance Community Togetherness Block Association
Lefferts Gardens
4th Place A small courtyard garden.
Ridge Boulevard between 71st Street & Ovington Avenue
4th Place Residential: Bay Ridge Blooms
Bay Ridge
Honorable Mention Colorful planter pots line a sidewalk.
East 26th Street between Avenue D & Clarendon Road
Honorable Mention: The New East 26th Street Block Association
Flatbush
Honorable Mention Brownstones and street trees line a sidewalk.
Stuyvesant Avenue between Bainbridge & Chauncey Streets
Honorable Mention: Stuyvesant Avenue Block Association (SABA)
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Honorable Mention A city sidewalk with container gardens in front of a large brownstone.
Decatur Street between Lewis & Stuyvesant Avenues
Honorable Mention: 200 Decatur Street/Stuyvesant Avenue Block Association
Stuyvesant Heights North
Honorable Mention A sidewalk garden with planters and windowboxes.
Hampton Place between Park & Sterling Places
Honorable Mention: Hampton, Sterling, Virginia Place & Kingston Avenue Block Association, Inc.
Crown Heights
Honorable Mention Two people stand outside a home with a fenced-in and planted front yard.
East 48th Street between Avenues J & K
Honorable Mention: East 48 Street J & K Block Association
East Flatbush
Honorable Mention A residence with many colorful flowers planted in front of it.
Flatlands 7th Street between East 108th Street & Fresh Creek
Honorable Mention: Fresh Creek Civic Association
Canarsie
Honorable Mention Brownstones on a city sidewalk with planted containers out front.
Lincoln Road between Bedford & Rogers Avenues
Honorable Mention: Lincoln Road R&B Block Association
Lefferts Gardens
Honorable Mention A woman walks down a heavily planted sidewalk.
Union Street between Nostrand & Rogers Avenues
Honorable Mention: Union Street Block and Civic Association
Crown Heights
Honorable Mention The front garden of a brownstone.
Lewis Avenue between MacDonough and Macon Streets
Honorable Mention: Macon MacDonough Stuyvesant Lewis Block Association
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Honorable Mention A city sidewalk with street trees and brownstones with planted front yards.
Bay Ridge Parkway between 4th and 5th Avenues
Honorable Mention: Bay Ridge Parkway 400 Block Association
Bay Ridge
Honorable Mention A city sidewalk lined with planted containers.
Vanderveer Place between East 23rd Street & Flatbush Avenue
Honorable Mention: Vanderveer Place Block Association
Flatbush

2022 Leadership Award

A community garden plot seen from the street.
National Grid Leadership in Sustainable Practices Award: Nehemiah Ten Greenthumb Block Association
Barbey Street between Blake & Dumont Avenues
East New York

2022 Best Community Garden Streetscape

1st Place Raised garden beds line the sidewalk.
Newkirk Community Garden
1st Place Community Garden Streetscape: East 8th Street between Newkirk & Webster Avenues
Kensington
2nd Place A community garden seen from the sidewalk.
Maple Street Community Garden
2nd Place Community Garden Streetscape: Maple Street between Nostrand & Rogers Avenues
Lefferts Gardens
3rd Place Large leafy plants growing against a chainlink fence.
Greene Acres Community Garden (NYRP)
3rd Place Community Garden Streetscape: Franklin Avenue between Clifton Place & Greene Avenue
Bedford-Stuyvesant

2022 Commercial Category

1st Place Planted containers line the street.
Flatbush Avenue (even side) between 8th Avenue & Sterling Place
1st Place Commercial: North Flatbush Business Improvement District
Park Slope

2022 Greenest Storefront

1st Place Planters surround an outdoor eating area.
Clementine Bakery & Dreamery, 395 Classon Avenue
1st Place Greenest Storefront
Entered by Greene Acres Community Garden (NYRP)
Bedford-Stuyvesant
2nd Place Flowers in a windowbox.
Saint Eve’s Cocktail Bar, 475 12th Street
2nd Place Greenest Storefront
Entered by 12th Street Park Block Association
Park Slope
3rd Place Outdoor seating with bright orange umbrellas.
Muse Cafe, 497 6th Avenue
3rd Place Greenest Storefront
Entered by 12th Street Block Association
Park Slope

2022 Best Street Tree Beds Category

1st Place A sidewalk with street trees.
Union Street between Nostrand & Rogers Avenues
1st Place Street Tree Bed: Union Street Block and Civic Association
Crown Heights
2nd Place Street tree bed with bright orange sign.
East 26th Street between Avenue D & Clarendon Road
2nd Place Street Tree Bed: The New East 26th Street Block Association
Flatbush
3rd Place A planted street tree bed in the sidewalk.
Decatur Street between Lewis & Stuyvesant Avenues
3rd Place Street Tree Bed: 200 Decatur Street/Stuyvesant Avenue Block Association
Bedford-Stuyvesant
4th Place A street tree bed with a planted windowbox.
MacDonough Street between Patchen & Ralph Avenues
4th Place Street Tree Bed: 500 Block MacDonough Street Association
Bedford-Stuyvesant

2022 Best Window Box

1st Place A planted windowbox.
Helen Wilson, 206 East 53rd Street
1st Place Window Box
Entered by East 53rd Street
East Flatbush
2nd Place A planted windowbox.
The Prince Family, 13 Stoddard Street
2nd Place Window Box
Entered by Sullivan Ludlam Stoddard Neighborhood Association
Crown Heights
3rd Place A planted windowbox.
378 12th Street
3rd Place Window Box
Entered by 12th Street Block Association
Park Slope
3rd Place A planted windowbox.
Lisa Clavery, 32 Hampton Place
3rd Place Window Box
Entered by Hampton, Sterling, Virginia Place & Kingston Avenue Block Association, Inc.
Crown Heights
Honorable Mention A planted windowbox.
Caroline Reitz & Richard Haw, 190 Maple Street
Honorable Mention Window Box
Entered by Maple Street Block Association
Lefferts Manor

2022 Special Commendation

Special Commendation a sidewalk with container plantings next to a street with construction pylons
For resilience and perseverance in community greening in spite of continual neighborhood construction: Sterling Place Block Association
Sterling Place (odd side) between 7th Avenue & Flatbush Avenue
Park Slope

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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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