Greenest Block 2016
The Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest promotes streetscape gardening, tree stewardship, and community development in Brooklyn through block and merchant associations and other groups.
Prizes are awarded for residential and commercial blocks and for greenest storefront, best window box, and other greening efforts.
For more information, email [email protected] or call 718-623-7250.
2016 Residential Participants
View all the residential blocks that have entered the 2016 Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest. Click the map points to see the names of the registered block associations.
2016 Residential Category Winners
1st Place
300 East 25th Street Block Association
Flatbush
2nd Place
Sterling Place Block Association
Park Slope
3rd Place
Lincoln Road R&B Block Association
Lefferts Gardens
2016 Commercial Category Winners
1st Place
Fulton Area Business Alliance
Fort Greene
2nd Place
Mid-Atlantic Block Association
Boerum Hill
2016 Greenest Storefront
1st Place
Rose Water Restaurant
Entered by Union Street Block Association
Park Slope
2nd Place
Healthway
Entered by 700 Hancock Street Block Association
Bedford-Stuyvesant
2nd Place
James Weir Floral
Entered by Montague Street BID
Brooklyn Heights
3rd Place
Y U Nail
Entered by Mid-Atlantic Block Association
Boerum Hill
2016 Residential Honorable Mentions
Honorable Mention
85 Eastern Parkway Tenants Association
Prospect Heights
Honorable Mention
200 Decatur Street/Stuyvesant Avenue Block Association
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Honorable Mention
East 48 Street J & K Block Association
East Flatbush
Honorable Mention
Lefferts Alliance Community Togetherness Block Association (Bedford/Rogers)
Lefferts Gardens
Honorable Mention
Macon Street Ralph/Howard Block Association
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Honorable Mention
Maple Street Block Association
Lefferts Gardens
Honorable Mention
Marion Street Park Block Association
Ocean Hill
Honorable Mention
Ocean by the Park Tree Club
Lefferts Gardens
Honorable Mention
Tilder Block Association
East Flatbush
Honorable Mention
Union Street Block Association
Crown Heights
Honorable Mention
Vanderveer Place Block Association
Flatbush
National Grid Leadership in Sustainable Practices Award
1st Place
Pacific Street Brooklyn Bears Community Garden
Park Slope
2016 Best Street Tree Beds
1st Place
Stuyvesant Avenue Block Association
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Honorable Mention
Tilder Block Association
East Flatbush
Honorable Mention
East 49th & East 48th Street Block Association
East Flatbush
2016 Best Community Garden Streetscape
1st Place
Pacific Street Brooklyn Bears Community Garden
Park Slope
2nd Place
Lefferts Place Block Association Community Garden
Bedford-Stuyvesant
2016 Best Window Box
1st Place
Daniel Perez, 1083 Dean Street
Entered by Walt Shamel Garden
Crown Heights
2nd Place
Teena Pavone, 256 Ovington Avenue
Entered by Ovington Avenue Historic District
Bay Ridge
3rd Place
Barbara Genco, 170 Prospect Park West
Entered by 12th Street Park Block Association
Park Slope
Honorable Mention
Susan Weseen, 321 Sixth Street
Entered by Sixth Street Block Association
Park Slope
Special Commendation
Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership
For “TreED on Myrtle”—a citizen-science project engaging youth in sustainable
street tree stewardship
Clinton Hill
Support
The Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest is a project of Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, with leadership support from Brooklyn Community Foundation.
Major Sponsor, Community Greening Programs
