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| Image: Birches, Astor Place subway plaza, July 2013 |
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| Image: Birches, Astor Place subway plaza, October 2013 |
The birch trees growing in the subway plaza at Astor Place were removed to make way for a redesigned Astor Place and Cooper Square. EV Grieve reported on the tree removal here and here. The design proposal by WXY Architecture was covered by Curbed NY.