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2009 Greenest Block in Brooklyn Contest
2009 Residential Category Winners
1st Place
Lincoln Road R&B Block Association for Lincoln Road between Rogers & Bedford Avenues
Neighborhood: Lefferts Gardens
2nd Place Tie
East 25th Street Block Association for East 25th Street between Clarendon Road & Avenue D
Neighborhood: East Flatbush
2nd Place Tie
Vanderveer Place Block Association for Vanderveer Place between Flatbush Avenue & East 23rd Street
Neighborhood: Flatbush
3rd Place Tie
MacDonough/Macon/Stuyvesant/Lewis Association for MacDonough Street between Stuyvesant & Lewis Avenues
Neighborhood: Bedford Stuyvesant
3rd Place Tie
Crown Street Block Association for Crown Street between Bedford & Rogers Avenues
Neighborhood: Crown Heights
Residential Category—Honorable Mentions
6th Street Prospect Park West Block Association between 8th Avenue & Prospect Park West
Neighborhood: Park Slope
8th Street Block Association between 7th & 8th Avenues
Neighborhood: Park Slope
10th Street Block Association between 6th & 7th Avenues
Neighborhood: Park Slope
Citizens for a Better Community for East 39th Street between Foster & Farragut Roads
Neighborhood: East Flatbush
East 37th Street Block Association between Glenwood & Farragut Roads
Neighborhood: East Flatbush
East 38th Street 2001 Block Association between Farragut & Glenwood Roads
Neighborhood: East Flatbush
East 49th Street Block Association between Clarkson & Lenox Roads
Neighborhood: East Flatbush
Fuller Place Block Association between Windsor Place & Prospect Avenue
Neighborhood: Windsor Terrace
Greene Avenue United Neighbors between Bedford & Nostrand Avenues
Neighborhood: Bedford Stuyvesant
Greene Avenue Block Association between Franklin & Bedford Avenues
Neighborhood: Bedford Stuyvesant
Jefferson Avenue Block Association between Throop & Tompkins Avenues
Neighborhood: Bedford Stuyvesant
State Street Cathedral Block Association between Hoyt & Bond Streets
Neighborhood: Boerum Hill
Stuyvesant North Block Association between Putnam & Jefferson Avenues
Neighborhood: Bedford Stuyvesant
2009 Commercial Category Winners
1st Place
Mid-Atlantic Block Association (South) for Atlantic Avenue between Bond & Nevins Streets, South Side
Neighborhood: Boerum Hill
2nd Place
SOLA—Shops of Lewis Avenue for Lewis Avenue between Decatur & MacDonough Streets
Neighborhood: Bedford Stuyvesant
Commercial Category—Honorable Mentions
AaNT Atlantic Avenue Association between Nevins & Third Avenues, North
Neighborhood: Boerum Hill
Hoyt Street Victory Garden Block Association between State Street & Atlantic Avenue
Neighborhood: Boerum Hill
MacDonough/Macon/Stuyvesant/Lewis Association for Stuyvesant Avenue between MacDonough & Decatur Streets
Neighborhood: Bedford Stuyvesant
Best Street Tree Beds
1st Place
MacDonough/Macon/ Stuyvesant/Lewis Block Association for MacDonough Street between Stuyvesant & Lewis Avenues
Neighborhood: Bedford Stuyvesant
2nd Place Tie
Bainbridge Homeowners & Tenants Block Association for Bainbridge Street between Malcolm X Boulevard & Stuyvesant Avenue
Neighborhood: Bedford Stuyvesant
2nd Place Tie
Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership for Myrtle Avenue between Waverly & Clinton Avenues
Neighborhood: Clinton Hill
3rd Place Tie
Sumpter Street Block Association for Sumpter Street between Ralph & Howard Avenues
Neighborhood: Bedford Stuyvesant
3rd Place Tie
Vanderveer Place Block Association for Vanderveer Place between Flatbush Avenue & East 23rd Street
Neighborhood: Flatbush
Greenest Storefront
1st Place
General Greene, 229 Dekalb Avenue at Clermont Avenue, entered by the Clermont Avenue Block Association
Neighborhood: Clinton Hill
2nd Place
Burrito Bar, 307 Flatbush Avenue, entered by North Flatbush Business Improvement District
Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
3rd Place Tie
Tom's Restaurant, 782 Washington Avenue, entered by the Washington Avenue/Prospect Heights Merchants Association
Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
3rd Place Tie
Habana Outpost, 757 Fulton St, entered by Habana Works
Neighborhood: Fort Greene
Best Window-Box
1st Place
Hazel Deane, 338 East 25th Street, entered by the East 25th Street Block Association
Neighborhood: Flatbush
2nd Place
Grahame Hubbard, 223 Clermont Avenue, entered by the Clermont Avenue Block Association
Neighborhood: Clinton Hill
3rd Place
Norbal and Elizabeth Stewart, 306 MacDonough Street, entered by the MacDonough/Macon/Stuyvesant/Lewis Association
Neighborhood: Bedford Stuyvesant
Best GreenBridge Window-Box Kit
1st Place for Sunny Box
Claudia Hunter, 409 Jefferson Avenue, entered by Jefferson Avenue Block Association
Neighborhood: Bedford Stuyvesant
Best Community Garden Streetscape
1st Place
Hollenback Community Garden on Washington Avenue between Gates & Greene Avenues, entered by Hollenback Community Garden
Neighborhood: Clinton Hill
2nd Place
Prospect Heights Community Farm on St. Marks Avenue between Vanderbilt & Underhill Avenues, entered by Prospect Heights Community Farm
Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
3rd Place
Red Shed Community Garden on Skilman Avenue, between Kingsland Avenue & Woodpoint Road, entered by Red Shed Community Garden
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.






































