'Greenest Block in Brooklyn' 2015 Winners Announced

Bainbridge Street in Bed-Stuy. Photo by Greenbridge Staff and courtesy of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

It’s the most anticipated day of the year for urban gardeners and enthusiasts in Brooklyn — the day we find out who’s got the greenest block in town.

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden chooses the winners. For the past year, Macon Street between Ralph and Howard Avenues in Bed-Stuy has held the ”Greenest Block in Brooklyn” title.

But as of Tuesday, August 4, we’ve got a new champion: Bainbridge Street between Malcolm X Boulevard and Stuyvesant Avenue. (Again located in Bed-Stuy.)

Below, a full list of the winners.

Greenest Block in Brooklyn: Residential

1. Bainbridge Street Homeowners and Tenants Block Association (Bainbridge Street between Malcolm X Boulevard and Stuyvesant Avenue, Bed-Stuy)
2. 300 East 25th Street Block Association (East 25th Street between Clarendon Road and Avenue D, Flatbush)
3. East 49th & East 48th Street Block Association (East 49th Street between Lenox Road and Linden Boulevard, East Flatbush)

Greenest Block in Brooklyn: Commercial

1. Fulton Area Business Alliance (Fulton Street between South Portland Avenue and South Oxford Street, Fort Greene)
2. Mid-Atlantic Block Association (Atlantic Avenue between Bond and Nevins Streets, Boerum Hill)
3. Cortelyou Road Merchants Association (Cortelyou Road between Argyle and Westminster Roads, Ditmas Park)

Best Street Tree Beds

1. East 49th & East 48th Street Block Association (East 49th Street between Lenox Road and Linden Boulevard, East Flatbush)
2. TIE FOR SECOND PLACE: 200 Decatur Street/Stuyvesant Avenue Block Association (Decatur Street between Lewis and Stuyvesant Avenues, Bed-Stuy)
3. TIE FOR SECOND PLACE: Tilder Block Association (East 32nd Street between Tilden and Snyder Avenues, East Flatbush)

Greenest Storefront

1. Rose Water Restaurant (787 Union Street, Park Slope)
2. Thistle Hill Tavern (441 Seventh Avenue, Park Slope)
   

Best Community Garden Streetscape

1. Bridge Plaza Community Garden (Concord Street between Bridge and Duffield Streets, DUMBO)
   
2. Red Shed Community Garden (Kingsland Avenue between Skillman Street and Maspeth Avenue, Williamsburg)
   

Best Window Box

1. Decatur Street between Throop Avenue and Marcus Garvey Boulevard (Bed-Stuy)
   
2. Ronald Jean (3104 Snyder Avenue, Flatbush)
3. TIE FOR THIRD PLACE: Marion Street between Rockaway Avenue and Thomas Boyland Street (Ocean Hill)
   
4. TIE FOR THIRD PLACE: Jill McGuinness (21 Stoddard Place, Crown Heights)
   

National Grid Leadership in Sustainable Practices Award

1. Ingersoll Garden of Eden (Myrtle Avenue between Fleet Place and Navy Street, Fort Greene)

Special Commendation (”for ‘Doggie Spots’ —an extraordinary innovation in street tree care”)

1. Union Street Block Association (Union Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, Park Slope)

For honorable mentions and an interactive map of all the contest entrants, visit the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s website.