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May 23–October 25, 2026

For 30 years, the Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest has demonstrated how small collective actions can build communities and transform neighborhoods, block by block.

On view at BBG from May 23 to October 25, Block by Block honors the neighbors who turn stoops and sidewalks into beautiful shared spaces and inspire all to see city gardening as a powerful force for change—one that builds community, improves the environment, and nurtures hope for the future.

In this age-faded photo, a family poses while watering a plant bed on a street median.
Purple and orange flowers grow out of a purse hung on a street pole.
A smiling man leans out of his window to water a large planter with foliage and flowers.
Rich green plantings in front of a brick apartment building with a
A hand painted sign surrounded by colorful plants in a street bed says
A child with red sneakers and braids shows off plantings in a mulched bed.
On an urban street, four people in coats and gardening gloves pose around a young tree in a new tree bed.
A man outdoors in an apron smiles and gestures to windowboxes full of colorful plants.

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Major Sponsor, Block by Block

Logo: Brooklyn Org

Major Sponsor, Greenest Block in Brooklyn

Logo: National Grid