Greenest Block 2011
A project of GreenBridge, the community environmental horticulture program of Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and Borough President Marty Markowitz. Sponsored by Brooklyn Community Foundation.
2011 Greenest Block in Brooklyn Winners (pdf)
2011 Residential Category Winners
1st Place
300 East 25th Street Block Association
E 25th Street between Clarendon Road and Avenue D
Flatbush
2nd Place Tie
Bainbridge Street Homeowners and Tenants' Association
Bainbridge Street between Malcolm X Boulevard and Stuyvesant Avenue
Bedford-Stuyvesant
2nd Place Tie
Lincoln Road R&B Block Association
Lincoln Road between Bedford Avenue and Rogers Avenue
Lefferts Gardens
2011 Commercial Category Winners
1st Place
Mid-Atlantic Block Association
Atlantic Avenue between Bond Street and Nevins Street
Boerum Hill
2011 Residential Honorable Mentions
Honorable Mention
200 Decatur Street/Stuyvesant Avenue Block Association
Decatur Street between Lewis Avenue and Stuyvesant Avenue
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Honorable Mention
Citizens for a Better Community
East 39th Street between Foster Avenue and Farragut Road
East Flatbush
Honorable Mention
8th Street Block Association
8th Street between 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue
Park Slope
Honorable Mention
8th Street Block Association
8th Street between 8th Avenue and Prospect Park West
Park Slope
Honorable Mention
Fenimore Street Block Association
Fenimore Street between Bedford Avenue and Rogers Avenue
Lefferts Manor
Honorable Mention
Fulton Fifteen Block Association
Fulton Street between Carlton Avenue and Cumberland Street
Fort Greene
Honorable Mention
Fiske Terrace Neighborhood Association
Glenwood Road between East 16th Street and East 17th Street
Flatbush
Honorable Mention
Lefferts Avenue Block Association
Lefferts Avenue between Nostrand Avenue and Rogers Avenue
Lefferts Gardens
Honorable Mention
Macon Street Ralph/Howard Block Association
Macon Street between Ralph Avenue and Howard Avenue
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Honorable Mention
Maple II Block Association
Maple Street between Bedford Avenue and Rogers Avenue
Lefferts Manor
Honorable Mention
Macon/MacDonough/Stuyvesant/Lewis Block Association
MacDonough Street between Stuyvesant Avenue and Lewis Avenue
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Honorable Mention
Schenectady Avenue Block Association, Inc.
Schenectady Avenue between Avenue D and Foster Avenue
East Flatbush
Honorable Mention
Sterling Place Block Association
Sterling Place between Flatbush Avenue and 7th Avenue
Park Slope
2011 Best Street Tree Beds
1st Place
8th Street Block Association
8th Street between 8th Avenue and Prospect Park West
Park Slope
2nd Place
Bainbridge Homeowners and Tenants Association
Bainbridge Street Between Malcolm X Boulevard and Stuyvesant Avenue
Bedford-Stuyvesant
3rd Place
Schenectady Avenue Block Association
Schenectady Avenue between Avenue D and Foster Avenue
East Flatbush
2011 Greenest Storefront
1st Place
Habana Outpost
757 Fulton Street
Fort Greene
2011 Best Window Box
1st Place
Joyce Rooney (Entered by 8th Street Block Association)
430 8th Street
Park Slope
2nd Place
Elizabeth Steward (Entered by the Macon/MacDonough/Stuyvesant/Lewis Block Association)
306 MacDonough Street
Bedford-Stuyvesant
3rd Place
Millicent Wright-Burton (Entered by Citizens for a Better Community)
738 East 39th Street
East Flatbush
2011 Best Community Garden Streetscape
1st Place
Red Shed Community Garden
Kingsland Avenue between Skillman Avenue and Maspeth Avenue
Williamsburg
2nd Place
St. Marks Ave. Prospect Heights Community Garden
St. Marks Avenue between Vanderbilt Avenue and Carlton Avenue
Prospect Heights
2011 Residential Contest Entrants
View all the residential blocks that have entered the 2011 Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest. Click the map points to see the names of the registered block associations.
