Forty-five years ago, artist George Maciunas transplanted two trees from a Canal Street parking lot to 80 Wooster Street. The Parks Department deemed the trees dangerous but they were not removed until residents requested a removal after being told that the trees, especially the northern one (above) would compromise the installation of a standpipe […]
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To access Pinehurst Avenue from 181st Street, one must climb a three-tiered stairway. The stairs were built in 1924. I found the staircase accidentally and was pleased to see it. One of the most interesting sections of The Greatest Grid deals with modifications to the 1811 Grid due to above 155th Street. In Andrew H. […]
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In 2005, the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation organized a street tree inventory. Surveyors counted 592,130 trees which represents a “19% increase” in the population over the 1995-1996 population count of 499,130 trees. The 10 most common street trees in New York City in 2005 are listed below and annotated with quotes […]
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