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2009 Greenest Block in Brooklyn Contest
2008 Residential Category Winners
1st Place
8th Street Block Association for 8th Street between 8th Avenue and Prospect Park West
Neighborhood: Park Slope
2nd Place Tie
East 25th Street Block Association for East 25th Street between Clarendon Road and Avenue D
Neighborhood: East Flatbush
2nd Place Tie
State Street Cathedral Block Association for State Street between Hoyt and Bond Streets
Neighborhood: Boerum Hill
3rd Place Tie
Schenectady Avenue Block Association for Schenectady Avenue between Avenue D and Foster Avenue
Neighborhood: East Flatbush
3rd Place Tie
Vanderveer Place Block Association for Vanderveer Place between Flatbush Avenue and East 23rd Street
Neighborhood: Flatbush
4th Place
Bainbridge Homeowners and Tenants Block Association for Bainbridge Street between Malcolm X Boulevard and Stuyvesant Avenue
Neighborhood: Bedford Stuyvesant
Residential Category—Honorable Mentions
Atlantic Village Homeowners Association for Fulton Street (between Cumberland & Carlton Avenues)
Neighborhood: Fort Greene
B&W Sterling Street Block Association for Sterling Street (between Washington & Bedford Avenues)
Neighborhood: Crown Heights
Crown Street Block Association (between Bedford & Rogers Avenues)
Neighborhood: Crown Heights
East 37th Street Block Association (between Glenwood & Farragut Roads)
Neighborhood: East Flatbush
East 59th Street Block Association (between Church & Snyder Avenues)
Neighborhood: East Flatbush
Haring Street Block Association (between Avenues X & Y)
Neighborhood: Sheepshead Bay
Lincoln Road R&B Block Association (between Rogers & Bedford Avenues)
Neighborhood: Lefferts Gardens
Macon/Reid/Patchen Block Association for Macon Street (between Malcolm X & Patchen Avenues)
Neighborhood: Bedford Stuyvesant
Macon/Ralph/Howard Block Association for Macon Street (between Ralph & Howard Avenues)
Neighborhood: Bedford Stuyvesant
Macon/MacDonough/Stuyvesant/Lewis Block Association for Macon Street (between Stuyvesant & Lewis Avenues)
Neighborhood: Bedford Stuyvesant
Stuyvesant North Block Association for Stuyvesant Avenue (between Putnam & Jefferson Avenues)
Neighborhood: Bedford Stuyvesant
Tilder Block Association for East 32nd Street (between Snyder & Tilden Avenues)
Neighborhood: East Flatbush
2008 Commercial Category Winners
1st Place
Bond Street from Atlantic to Pacific (East) for Bond Street between Atlantic and Pacific Avenues, East Side
Neighborhood: Boerum Hill
2nd Place
Mid-Atlantic Block Association (South) for Atlantic Avenue between Bond & Nevins Streets, South Side
Neighborhood: Boerum Hill
3rd Place
Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership for Myrtle Avenue between Waverly and Washington Avenues, South Side
Neighborhood: Clinton Hill
Commercial Category—Honorable Mentions
AaNT Atlantic Avenue Association (between Nevins & Third Ave, North)
Neighborhood: Boerum Hill
Bond Street from Atlantic to Pacific (between Atlantic & Pacific Avenues, West)
Neighborhood: Boerum Hill
Marvin's Garden at Westinghouse H.S. (between Johnson & Jay Streets)
Neighborhood: Downtown
Mid-Atlantic Block Association (between Bond & Nevins Streets, North)
Neighborhood: Boerum Hill
Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership for Myrtle Avenue (between Hall Street & Washington Ave, North)
Neighborhood: Clinton Hill
Shops of Lewis Avenue (between MacDonough & Decatur Streets, East)
Neighborhood: Bedford Stuyvesant
Best Street Tree Beds
1st Place
Macon/MacDonough/Stuyvesant/Lewis Block Association for Macon Street (between Stuyvesant & Lewis Avenues)
Neighborhood: Bedford Stuyvesant
2nd Place
Crown Street Block Association (between Bedford & Rogers Avenues)
Neighborhood: Crown Heights
3rd Place
Macon/Reid/Patchen Block Association for Macon Street (between Malcolm X & Patchen Avenues)
Neighborhood: Bedford Stuyvesant
Greenest Storefront
1st Place
Cake Man Raven, 708 Fulton Street, entered by Cake Man Raven Block Association
Neighborhood: Fort Greene
2nd Place
Burrito Bar, 307 Flatbush Avenue, entered by North Flatbush Business Improvement District
Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
3rd Place
Stan's Place, 411 Atlantic Avenue, entered by Mid-Atlantic Block Association
Neighborhood: Boerum Hill
Best Window Box
1st Place
Kathy Geisler, 352 State Street, entered by the State Street Cathedral Block Association
Neighborhood: Boerum Hill
2nd Place
Donna & Edward Drakes, 417 Stuyvesant Avenue, entered by Stuyvesant Avenue Block Association
Neighborhood: Bedford Stuyvesant
3rd Place
Rae-Ann Heinrich, 164 Argyle Rd, entered by Beverly Square West Association
Neighborhood: Prospect Park South
Best GreenBridge Windowbox Kits
1st Place for Sunny Box
Jones family, 213 Lincoln Road, entered by Lincoln Road R&B Block Association
Neighborhood: Lefferts Gardens
1st Place for Shady Box
Callie Janoff & Randi Stolzfus, 1251 Dean Street, entered by 1200 Dean Street Block Association
Neighborhood: Crown Heights
New! Best Community Garden Streetscape
1st Place
Brooklyn Bears Pacific Street Garden, Flatbush Avenue (between Atlantic & Pacific), entered by North Flatbush Business Improvement District
Neighborhood: Park Slope
2nd Place
6/15 Green Community Garden, Sixth Avenue (between 15th & 16th Streets), entered by 6/15 Green Community Garden
Neighborhood: Park Slope
Greenest Block in Brooklyn Winners Archive:
A project of GreenBridge, the community environmental horticulture program of Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and Borough President Marty Markowitz. Sponsored by Independence Community Foundation.








































