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2009 Greenest Block in Brooklyn Contest

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

6th Street Prospect Park West Block Association between 8th Avenue & Prospect Park West

Neighborhood: Park Slope


8th Street Block Association between 7th & 8th Avenues

8th Street Block Association between 7th & 8th Avenues

Neighborhood: Park Slope


10th Street Block Association between 6th & 7th Avenues

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

East 38th Street 2001 Block Association between Farragut & Glenwood Roads

Neighborhood: East Flatbush


East 49th Street Block Association between Clarkson & Lenox Roads

East 49th Street Block Association between Clarkson & Lenox Roads

Neighborhood: East Flatbush


Fuller Place Block Association between Windsor Place & Prospect Avenue

Fuller Place Block Association between Windsor Place & Prospect Avenue

Neighborhood: Windsor Terrace


Greene Avenue United Neighbors between Bedford & Nostrand Avenues

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

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

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

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2009 Sponsors

A project of GreenBridge, the community environmental horticulture program of Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and Borough President Marty Markowitz. Sponsored by Independence Community Foundation.