Here's Where To Drop Your Christmas Tree In Harlem

HARLEM, NY — Instead of leaving your Christmas tree on the sidewalk after the holidays this year, there's a less wasteful way to dispose of the used-up conifer: drop it at one of the city's dozens of mulch sites.

This year, "Mulchfest 2021" runs from Dec. 26 to Jan. 9. It includes tree drop-off sites around Manhattan, where the Parks Department will take each tree and break it into wood chips to nourish city parks.

A few of the sites will also offer free mulch for New Yorkers to take home and nourish their own gardens.

Here are the Mulchfest sites around Harlem:

• Central Park: East 106th Street and Fifth Avenue (drop-off only)
• Marcus Garvey Park: East 120th Street and Madison Avenue (drop-off only)
• Morningside Park: West 123rd Street and Morningside Avenue (drop-off only)
• Jackie Robinson Park: 145th Street and Bradhurst Avenue (drop-off only)

Remember to take off all lights, ornaments and netting before bringing a tree to a Mulchfest site, the Parks Department reminds residents.

Last year's Mulchfest collected a record 48,230 trees for recycling, from residents as well as tree vendors who dropped off their unsold trees. The event has run for more than 20 years.

View the full list of Mulchfest sites around New York here.