Parks & Recreation
Congratulations to Vanderveer Place, the Greenest Block in Brooklyn
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
Community Board 14 is honored and proud to announce that Vanderveer Place between Flatbush Avenue and East 23rd Street has been chosen as the Greenest Block in Brooklyn!
The Brooklyn Botanic Gardens and the Brooklyn Community Foundation, along with Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, presented the Vanderveer Block Association President Olivia Avery with the award earlier this morning.
“It’s a little piece of heaven in the concrete jungle,” said Yvonne Murray, Vice President of the Block Association, beaming with pride at her verdant oasis.
Last Chance To Request Street Trees for Fall 2010 Planting Cycle
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010CB14 will be submitting its list for FREE street tree plantings for the Fall 2010 planting cycle by this Friday, July 30th. If you are interested in requesting that the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation plant a street tree on your block, please complete this form and submit it to us before noon, Friday, July 30th.
NYC TreeCycle – Mulchfest 2010
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010Chip in! Mulch your tree! Help NYC grow!
Saturday, January 9 and Sunday, January 10, 2010
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Bring your holiday tree to a designated city park to be recycled into mulch that will nourish plantings across the city! Remember to remove all lights and ornaments before bringing the tree to a MulchFest site.
The chipping location for CB14 is Prospect Park at Parkside Avenue and Prospect Park Southwest.
For all locations in the City of New Year and more information, visit the Mulchfest 2010 site.
Street Tree Pruning Schedule
Thursday, December 10th, 2009As a result of the many inquiries to our office about tree pruning schedules, we have asked the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation for a schedule of street tree prunings in our district. The frequency for regular street tree pruning has been decreased from every 7 years to every 10 years. Click the map below to see when your block is scheduled for its next pruning.
Youth Employment Opportunity with Parks & Recreation
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009Community Board 14 was recently informed about the following opportunity for young people to apply for jobs with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation:
What is the MillionTreesNYC Training Program?
Recognizing the MANY benefits trees provide New York City’s residents, neighborhoods and environment, the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation and the New York Restoration Project created the MillionTreesNYC tree planting and stewardship initiative that established the goal of planting one million new trees throughout the City’s five boroughs by 2017. In order to make this a reality, MillionTreesNYC started a 7-month “green-collar” job training program that will produce a class of highly trained green professionals. The program begins on October 5, 2009 and runs through April 2009. Trainees will work 33 hours a week, from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm, and will earn $10.24 per hour.