Greenest Block 2014
The Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest promotes streetscape gardening, tree stewardship, and community development in Brooklyn through block and merchant associations and other groups.
Prizes are awarded for residential and commercial blocks and for greenest storefront, best window box, and other greening efforts.
For more information, email [email protected] or call 718-623-7250.
2014 Residential Category Winners
1st Place
Macon Street Ralph/Howard Block Association
Bedford-Stuyvesant
2nd Place Tie
Bainbridge Street Homeowners and Tenants Block Association
Bedford-Stuyvesant
2nd Place Tie
300 East 25th Street Block Association
Flatbush
3rd Place Tie
Lincoln Road R&B Block Association
Prospect-Lefferts Gardens
3rd Place Tie
Sterling Place Block Association
Park Slope
2014 Residential Honorable Mentions
Honorable Mention
200 Decatur Street/Stuyvesant Avenue Block Association
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Honorable Mention
581-645 MacDonough Street Block Association
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Honorable Mention
8th Street Block Association
Park Slope
Honorable Mention
8th Street Block Association (8th Avenue-PPW)
Park Slope
Honorable Mention
East 40th Street Progressive Block Association
East Flatbush
Honorable Mention
East 49 & East 48 Street Block Association
East Flatbush
Honorable Mention
Kings Highway Block Association
Flatlands
Honorable Mention
Macon/MacDonough/Stuyvesant/Lewis Block Association
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Honorable Mention
Vanderveer Place Block Association
Flatbush
National Grid Leadership in Sustainable Practices Award
1st Place
6/15 Green Community Garden
Park Slope
2014 Commercial Category Winners
1st Place
Montague Street BID
Brooklyn Heights
2nd Place
Cortelyou Road Merchants Association
Ditmas Park West
2014 Greenest Storefront
1st Place Tie
Bed-Stuy Fresh and Local Grocery
Entered by Macon Street between Malcolm X and Patchen Block Association
Bedford-Stuyvesant
1st Place Tie
Master Cuts Barbershop
Entered by Saint Marks Place Block Association (3rd/4th Avenues)
Boerum Hill
2014 Best Street Tree Beds
1st Place
Macon Street Ralph/Howard Block Association
Bedford-Stuyvesant
2nd Place
Bainbridge Street Homeowners and Tenants Block Association
Bedford-Stuyvesant
2014 Best Community Garden Streetscape
1st Place
The Red Shed Community Garden
Williamsburg
Best Children's Gardening Project
1st Place
East 25th Street Block Association
East Flatbush
2014 Best Window Box
1st Place
Pall Walton, 204 Maple Street
Entered by Maple II Block Association
Prospect-Lefferts Gardens
2nd Place
Ms. Millicent Wright-Burton, 738 East 39th Street
Entered by Citizens for a Better Community
Flatbush
3rd Place
Ronald Jean, 3104 Snyder Avenue
Entered by Tilden Block Association
Flatbush
Honorable Mention
The 5th Line Studio, 145 Sterling Place
Entered by Sterling Place Block Association
Park Slope
Major Sponsor
A project of Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Borough President Marty Markowitz, with leadership support from Brooklyn Community Foundation.