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Contest Winners
1996 Greenest Block in Brooklyn
| Prize | Name | Location | Notable feature |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Howard Avenue Block Association | Howard Ave. between Blake and Sutter | Best community garden and streetscape |
| 2nd | Vanderveer Place Block Association | Vanderveer between Flatbush and E. 23rd | Best all around use of color |
| 3rd | 10th Street Block Association | 10th St. between 6th and 7th Ave. | Most creative window boxes and containers |
| 4th | Howard Avenue Block Association | Howard Ave. between Blake and Dumont | Brownsville |
| Honorable Mention | Amboy Street Homeowners Block Association | Amboy St. between Pitkin and Sutter | Best shrub plantings |
| Honorable Mention | Nehemiah Ten GreenThumb Block Association | Blake Ave. between Barbey and Jerome St. | Best roses |
| Honorable Mention | Colonial Gardens Association | Shore Road and Narrows (near intersection) | Best use of small space |
| Honorable Mention | "Gardening Angels" of 74th St. | 74th betweeen Ridge Blvd. and Colonial Rd. | Best perennial garden on a block |
| Honorable Mention | E. 45th Street Block Association | E. 45th St. between Foster Ave and Avenue D | Best sidewalk planters |
| Honorable Mention | E. 46th Street Block Association | E. 46th St. between Avenue D and Foster | Best hydrangeas |
| Honorable Mention | Schenectady Avenue Block Association | Schnectady Ave. between Avenue D and Farragut | Best maintained lawns |
| Honorable Mention | 72nd Street Members' Block Association | 72nd St. between Fort Hamilton Parkway and Eighth Ave. | Best terraced front gardens |
| Honorable Mention | Lincoln Road R&B Block Association | Lincoln Road between Rogers and Bedford Ave. | Best use of tree pits and best street trees |