Lewis Avenue is the 2006 Greenest Block in Brooklyn!
Our block of Lewis Avenue between Decatur and MacDonough Sts. came in 1st place in the commercial category.
What’s more, Bedford-Stuyvesant had more winners than any other neighborhood in Brooklyn. Kudos to all including:
MacDonough (Stuyvesant and Lewis) - 3rd Place Residential
Stuyvesant (Putnam and Jefferson) - 4th Place Residential
Bainbridge (Malcolm X and Stuyvesant) - Honorable Mention - Residential
95 Bainbridge (Stuyvesant and Lewis) - 1st Place Window Box
257 Bainbridge (Malcolm X and Stuyvesant) - 1st Place BBG Window Box
The following stores on Tompkins Avenue also received commendations:
Bread Stuy, Brownstone Books, Lewis Gallery, Charles Atwell Realty, Architects at 366, Ibo Landing, Jefferson Antiques, Debonair, The Victorian, Calabash Clothing, Mr. T’s Haircutters, Brooklyn Valley and M& M Laundry.
Congrats to all the winners and to all of you who take pride in your home and blocks by greening-up our neighborhood.
Show your support by visiting our winners and encouraging your neighbors to enter next year’s contest. You can contact the Brooklyn Botanic Garden www.bbg.org for more information.