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This Windsor Terrace Block Could Be Named Brooklyn's Greenest
One Windsor Terrace block has made the cut in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's quest to name the borough's greenest block.
WINDSOR TERRACE, BROOKLYN — One Windsor Terrace block stands a chance of being named the greenest in all the borough.
Prospect Park Southwest between 11th Avenue and 16th Street is one of more than 100 Brooklyn blocks vying for the Brooklyn Botanic Garden title, "Greenest Block in Brooklyn."
This is not the first time the Ad Hoc Gardening Committee of Prospect Park Southwest earned an honorable mention for its green thumbs, the group was also nominated in 2012.
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Winners will be announced in August and include prizes for best residential block, commercial block, window box, street tree beds, community gardens streetscape and greenest storefront.
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden will also award eco-friendly gardening — think rainwater capture, community composting — with a special National Grid Leadership in Sustainable Practices award.
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Awards come with cash prizes range from $100 to $300 for the top residential and commercial block winners.
Check out the full map of nominees here
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