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Home » Education Programs » GreenBridge » Greenest Block in Brooklyn

Contest Winners

2007 Greenest Block in Brooklyn

First Place: Residential

MacDonough Street between Stuyvesant and Lewis Avenues
Macon/MacDonough/Stuyvesant/Lewis Block Association
Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood
 View photographs

First Place: Commercial

Hoyt Street between Atlantic Avenue and State Street
Hoyt Street Victory Garden Block Association
Boerum Hill neighborhood
 View photographs

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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  View photographs	Bedford Stuyvesant
2nd Place (Tie)	Vanderveer Place Block Association for Vanderveer Place between Flatbush Avenue & East 23rd Street  View photographs	Flatbush
3rd Place (Tie)	Atlantic Village Homeowners Association for Fulton Street between Cumberland Street & Carlton Avenue  View photographs	Fort Greene
3rd Place (Tie)	Fuller Place Block Association for Fuller Place between Windsor Place & Prospect Avenue  View photographs	Windsor Terrace
4th Place	4th Place: East 49th Street Block Association for East 49th Street between Lenox Road & Linden Boulevard  View photographs	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  View photographs	Boerum Hill

Honorable Mention Awards: Residential

Block Location	Neighborhood
Crown Street Block Association (between Bedford & Rogers Aves)  View photographs	Crown Heights
Kings Highway Block Association (between Avenues I & J)  View photographs	Flatlands
Lincoln Road R&B Block Association (between Rogers & Bedford Aves)  View photographs	Lefferts Gardens
Ovington Avenue '200' Block Association (between Ridge Blvd & 3rd Ave)	Bay Ridge
Rutland Road Block Association (between Flatbush & Bedford Aves)  View photographs	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  View photographs	Red Hook
Mid-Atlantic Block Association (Bond & Nevins Streets), South Side  View photographs	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.  View photographs	Park Slope
2nd Place	Brawta Caribbean Café, corner of Hoyt Street & Atlantic Ave, entered by the Hoyt Street Victory Block Assoc.  View photographs	Boerum Hill
3rd Place	Dig, 479 Atlantic Avenue, entered by AaNT Association of Atlantic Avenue Local Development Corp.  View photographs	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.  View photographs	East Flatbush
2nd Place	Jane Fields Becker, 514 8th Street, entered by the 8th Street Block Assoc.  View photographs	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.  View photographs	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  View photographs	East Flatbush
2nd Place	700 Putnam Avenue Block Association for Putnam Avenue between Malcolm X Blvd. & Stuyvesant Avenue  View photographs	Bedford Stuyvesant
3rd Place	Vanderveer Place Block Association for Vanderveer Place between Flatbush Avenue & East 23rd Street  View photographs	Flatbush

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