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Greenest Block in Brooklyn 2025

Greenest Block In Brooklyn

2025 Contest Winners

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2025 Residential Participants

View all the residential blocks that participated in the 2025 Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest. Click the map points to see the names of the registered block associations.

2025 Residential Category

1st Place Outdoor garden containers filled with colorful plants arranged neatly on a Brooklyn sidewalk, adding greenery to the urban streetscape.
Eastern Parkway between Bedford & Franklin Avenues
1st Place Residential: Crown Heights Keepers
Crown Heights
2nd Place Townhouse entrance with plants and vines cascading down the stairway railing, accompanied by various plant containers arranged along the steps.
Jefferson Avenue between Lewis & Stuyvesant Avenues
2nd Place Residential: L&S Jefferson Ave Block Association
Bedford-Stuyvesant
3rd Place (TIE) Garden in front of a brick building featuring a tree, abundant colorful flowers, and clusters of blossoms emerging from a bush.
Ridge Boulevard between 71st Street & Ovington Avenue
3rd Place Residential (TIE): Bay Ridge Blooms
Bay Ridge
3rd Place (TIE) Gated tree bed featuring a tree stump, a decorative rock, and a pink toy car repurposed as a planter filled with plants.
MacDougal Street between Thomas S. Boyland Street & Rockaway Avenue
3rd Place Residential (TIE): M.U.L.C.H.
Ocean Hill
Honorable Mention Planters on the sidewalk, including one with a small birdhouse, in front of a house displaying a sign that reads 'Love Your Block.'
East 26th Street between Avenue D & Clarendon Road
Honorable Mention: The New East 26th Street Block Association
Flatbush
Honorable Mention Outdoor garden with a row of plant containers lining the sidewalk, filled with a variety of lush greenery and flowering plants
East 25th Street between Avenue D & Clarendon Road
Honorable Mention: 300 East 25th Street Block Association
Flatbush
Honorable Mention Blue house with large green bushes and numerous small planters arranged along the stairway inside a gated entrance.
Sterling Street between Bedford & Washington Avenues
Honorable Mention: Sterling Street B&W Block Association, Inc.
Lefferts Gardens
Honorable Mention Townhouse entrance with a few plant containers arranged near the doorway, adding greenery to the facade.
Decatur Street between Lewis & Stuyvesant Avenues
Honorable Mention: 200 Decatur Street/Stuyvesant Avenue Block Association
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Honorable Mention Outdoor courtyard of a building or house filled with vibrant purple and yellow flowers, creating a colorful and inviting garden space.
Vanderveer Place between East 23rd Street & Flatbush Avenue
Honorable Mention: Vanderveer Place Block Association
Flatbush
Honorable Mention Apartment building with a gray-painted stairway and plant containers arranged along the sidewalk, adding greenery to the urban setting.
Hampton Place between Park Place & Sterling Place
Honorable Mention: Hampton, Sterling, Virginia Place & Kingston Avenue Block Association, Inc.
Crown Heights
Honorable Mention Lush garden outside a house with abundant greenery and flowering plants creating a vibrant, natural setting.
Flatlands 7th Street between East 108th Street & Fresh Creek
Honorable Mention: Fresh Creek Civic Association
Canarsie
Honorable Mention Outside an apartment with a silver gate surrounded by lush green plants and a large tree, complemented by several plant containers.
Kings Highway between East 45th Street & Avenue J
Honorable Mention: Kings Highway Divas
Flatlands
Honorable Mention Close-up of bright yellow flowers blooming in planters placed on the sidewalk.
Agate Court between Atlantic Avenue & Dead End
Honorable Mention: HER/King Alagantic Block Association
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Honorable Mention Building with a large green evergreen bush, a lushly planted tree bed, and a single vibrant planter placed on the sidewalk.
Lefferts Avenue between Bedford & Rogers Avenues
Honorable Mention: Lefferts Alliance Community Togetherness
Lefferts Gardens
Honorable Mention Plant-filled courtyard outside a townhouse, with lush green plants and flowering vines climbing up a lamp post.
Stuyvesant Ave between Bainbridge & Chauncey Streets
Honorable Mention: Stuyvesant Avenue Block Association (SABA)
Bedford-Stuyvesant

2025 Best Street Tree Beds Category

1st Place Tree bed filled with green plants and accented by a single red plant, adding a pop of color to the greenery.
Ridge Boulevard between 71st Street & Ovington Avenue
1st Place Street Tree Bed: Bay Ridge Blooms
Bay Ridge
2nd Place Tree bed featuring a mix of green foliage, white plants, and red and pink flowers, creating a colorful and layered streetside garden.
East 38th Street between Avenue D & Clarendon Road
2nd Place Street Tree Bed: East 38th Street Block Association
East Flatbush
3rd Place Tree bed with green leafy plants and a wooden barrier decorated with colorful tile pieces spelling out 'I. Reyes.'
Hampton Place between Park Place & Sterling Place
3rd Place Street Tree Bed: Hampton, Sterling, Virginia Place & Kingston Avenue Block Association, Inc.
Crown Heights
Honorable Mention Tree bed filled exclusively with lush green plants, creating a simple and verdant streetside garden.
Sterling Place between Underhill & Washington Avenues
Honorable Mention Street Tree Bed: Sterling Place Block Association
Prospect Heights

2025 Rookie of the Year Award

1st Place Tree bed on a city sidewalk with flowers and greenery, featuring a sign attached to the tree that reads 'Beauty in MacDougal.'
MacDougal Street between Thomas S. Boyland Street and Rockaway Avenue
1st Place Rookie of the Year: M.U.L.C.H.
Ocean Hill
2nd Place Lush front garden in Brooklyn with a variety of flowering plants and greenery, bordered by a decorative fence along the sidewalk.
Fort Greene Place between Hanson Place and Lafayette Avenue
2nd Place Rookie of the Year: FGP Block Association
Fort Greene
3rd Place Unenclosed tree bed featuring yellow and purple flowers, adding vibrant color to the streetscape.
East 38th Street between Avenue D and Clarendon Road
3rd Place Rookie of the Year: East 38th Street Block Association
East Flatbush

2025 Greenest Storefront

1st Place Business called Sugar'd with three large planters in front, filled with tropical plants.
Sugar’d, 2614 Newkirk Avenue
1st Place Greenest Storefront
Flatbush
2nd Place Tall green plants and sunflowers lining the exterior of a commercial building, adding vibrant greenery and color to the urban setting.
Jozef Koppelman Fine Woodworking, 460 Baltic Street
2nd Place Greenest Storefront
Entered by Baltic Street Beauty Project
East Flatbush
3rd Place Planters with green plants and pink flowers lining the exterior of Fishbone restaurant, adding color and greenery to the sidewalk.
Fishbone, 404 East 46th Street
3rd Place Greenest Storefront
Entered by the East 46 Linden/Church Progressive Block Association
East Flatbush
Honorable Mention Luu’s Auto Garage with yellow brick exterior and shelves outside displaying planters filled with greenery.
Luu’s Auto Shop, 471 Baltic Street
Honorable Mention Greenest Storefront: Entered by Baltic Street Beauty Project
Boerum Hill
Honorable Mention Business called Best Bites with a red awning and potted plants arranged outside, adding greenery to the storefront.
Best Bites, 4601 Church Avenue
Honorable Mention Greenest Storefront: Entered by the East 46 Linden/Church Progressive Block Association
East Flatbush

2025 Sustainable Practices Award

For consistent use of insect hotels throughout the block in support of local pollinator populations.

Wooden bee hotel mounted to tree outdoors, featuring small drilled holes designed to provide nesting spaces for solitary bees.
Sustainable Practices Award: Ovington Avenue Historic District
Ovington Avenue between 3rd Avenue and Ridge Boulevard
Bay Ridge
For consistent use of insect hotels throughout the block in support of local pollinator populations

2025 Greenest Commercial Block

1st Place Plant containers lining the sidewalk outside commercial businesses, adding greenery to the urban streetscape.
Ralph Avenue between Park Place and Prospect Place
1st Place Commercial: Beaufort West
Crown Heights
2nd Place Outside the business Star and Hall, a planter with flowers and a tree wrapped in black material, adding greenery to the sidewalk.
Brooklyn Avenue between Lincoln Place and St. John’s Place
2nd Place Commercial: BABA
Crown Heights
Honorable Mention Commercial store with a pink awning and a tree bed in front filled with lush greenery and purple flowers resembling lavender.
Rockaway Parkway between Conklin and Flatlands Avenues
Honorable Mention Commercial: Canarsie Merchants Association
Canarsie

2025 Greenest Garden Mentor Award

Outdoor garden with a row of plant containers lining the sidewalk, filled with a variety of lush greenery and flowering plants
Greenest Block Garden Mentor Award: 300 East 25th Street Block Association
East 25th Street between Avenue D & Clarendon Road
Flatbush

2025 Best Community Garden Streetscape

1st Place Outside of a community garden with a black metal fence, closed gates, and a green leaf NYC official logo, with planters lined up side by side along the entrance.
Lincoln Road Garden
1st Place Community Garden Streetscape: Lincoln Road between Nostrand and Rogers Avenues
Lefferts Garden
2nd Place Newkirk Community Garden featuring benches and planters filled with greenery, creating a welcoming outdoor space.
Newkirk Community Garden
2nd Place Community Garden Streetscape: Newkirk Avenue between East 8th Street and Ocean Parkway
Lefferts Gardens
3rd Place Outside of Hart to Hart Community Garden, showing the entrance area with greenery and garden features.
Hart to Hart Community Garden
3rd Place Community Garden Streetscape: Hart Street between Marcy and Tompkins Avenues
Bedford-Stuyvesant

2025 Best Window Box

1st Place Flower-filled window box mounted below a window on the exterior of a building.
1st Place Window Box
Entered by Canarsie Carailles
Canarsie
2nd Place (TIE) Pair of window boxes filled with vibrant plants, each featuring decorative fish ornaments nestled among the leafy green plants.
2nd Place Window Box (TIE)
Entered by Bridge Plaza Association
Downtown Brooklyn
2nd Place(TIE) Window box planter decorated with a white skull ornament, surrounded by vibrant red and blue flowers.
2nd Place Window Box (TIE)
Entered by Sullivan Ludlam Stoddard Neighborhood Association
Crown Heights
3rd Place Concrete window box filled with blooming flowers, placed beside whimsical troll statues on a city sidewalk.
3rd Place Window Box
Entered by Marlborough Road Ditmas Park West Neighborhood Association
Ditmas Park West, Flatbush
4th Place A plastic window box with yellow, red and purple flowers sitting on window ledge on sunny day.
4th Place Window Box
Entered By Bainbridge Street Stuyvesant Heights Block Association
Stuyvesant Heights

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ABOUT THE CONTEST

The Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest is a free annual competition open to all residential blocks, commercial blocks, and community gardens in Brooklyn. For more information, contact [email protected] or 718-623-7250.

Support

The Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest is a project of Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso.

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