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Contest Winners
2007 Greenest Block in Brooklyn
MacDonough Street between Stuyvesant and Lewis Avenues
First Place: Residential
MacDonough Street between Stuyvesant and Lewis Avenues
Macon/MacDonough/Stuyvesant/Lewis Block Association
Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood
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First Place: Commercial
Hoyt Street between Atlantic Avenue and State Street
Hoyt Street Victory Garden Block Association
Boerum Hill neighborhood
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Other top winners
Residential
| Place |
Name/ Location |
Neighborhood |
| 2nd Place (Tie) |
Macon/Reid/Patchen Block Association for Macon between Malcolm X
Boulevard & Patchen Avenue
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|
Bedford Stuyvesant |
| 2nd Place (Tie) |
Vanderveer Place Block Association for Vanderveer Place between Flatbush
Avenue & East 23rd Street
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Flatbush |
| 3rd Place (Tie) |
Atlantic Village Homeowners Association for Fulton Street between Cumberland
Street & Carlton Avenue
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Fort Greene |
| 3rd Place (Tie) |
Fuller Place Block Association for Fuller Place between Windsor Place &
Prospect Avenue
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Windsor Terrace |
| 4th Place |
4th Place: East 49th Street Block Association for East 49th Street between Lenox Road &
Linden Boulevard
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East Flatbush |
Commercial
| Place |
Name/ Location |
Neighborhood |
| 2nd Place |
2nd Place: AaNT Association of Atlantic Avenue Local Development Corp. for Atlantic
Avenue between Nevins & Third Avenue, North Side
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Boerum Hill |
Honorable Mention Awards: Residential
| Block Location |
Neighborhood |
Crown Street Block Association (between Bedford & Rogers Aves)
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Crown Heights |
Kings Highway Block Association (between Avenues I & J)
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Flatlands |
Lincoln Road R&B Block Association (between Rogers & Bedford Aves)
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Lefferts Gardens
|
| Ovington Avenue '200' Block Association (between Ridge Blvd & 3rd Ave) |
Bay Ridge
|
Rutland Road Block Association (between Flatbush & Bedford Aves)
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Flatbush |
Honorable Mention Awards: Commercial
| Block Location |
Neighborhood |
Red Hook Green Commerce for Van Brunt Street between Coffey Street and
and Van Dyke Street, North Side
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Red Hook |
Mid-Atlantic Block Association (Bond & Nevins Streets), South Side
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Boerum Hill |
Greenest Storefronts
These prizes are awarded to the greenest storefronts among all the commercial block entries.
| Place |
Name/ Location |
Neighborhood |
| 1st Place |
Miracle Grill, corner of 7th Avenue & 3rd Street, entered by 7th Avenue
Block Assoc.
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Park Slope |
| 2nd Place |
Brawta Caribbean Café, corner of Hoyt Street & Atlantic Ave, entered
by the Hoyt Street Victory Block Assoc.
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Boerum Hill |
| 3rd Place |
Dig, 479 Atlantic Avenue, entered by AaNT Association of Atlantic Avenue
Local Development Corp.
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Boerum Hill |
Best Windowboxes
These prizes are awarded to the best windowboxes among all the residential block entries.
| Place |
Name/ Location |
Neighborhood |
| 1st Place |
Wendy Weekes, 822 East 38th Street, entered by the East 38th Street
2001 Block Assoc.
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East Flatbush |
| 2nd Place |
Jane Fields Becker, 514 8th Street, entered by the 8th Street Block
Assoc.
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Park Slope |
| 3rd Place |
Barbara Arkey, 487 10th Street, entered by the 10th Street Block Assoc. |
Park Slope |
Best Greenbridge Windowbox Kits
| Place |
Name/ Location |
Neighborhood |
| 1st Place |
Gloria Lormonie-Arnell, 70 Rutland Road, entered by the Rutland Road
Block Assoc.
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Lefferts Gardens |
New! Best Street Tree Beds
| Place |
Name/ Location |
Neighborhood |
| 1st Place |
East 49th Street Block Association for East 49th Street between Lenox Road &
Linden Boulevard
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East Flatbush |
| 2nd Place |
700 Putnam Avenue Block Association for Putnam Avenue between
Malcolm X Blvd. & Stuyvesant Avenue
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Bedford Stuyvesant |
| 3rd Place |
Vanderveer Place Block Association for Vanderveer Place between Flatbush
Avenue & East 23rd Street
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Flatbush |