This morning around 9 AM when I was walking to the train station I passed by Lt. Joseph Petrosino Park and I noticed something unusual. Along the side of the park I saw a large quantity of soil dug up from the ground and when I looked up I saw six small trees leaning against the fence, ready to be planted. I also noticed that people who passed by the park on their way to the train station did not stop and take a look at what was happening.
I found this interesting yet unusual because I have lived in Bensonhurst for 21 years and I never saw trees being planted at the park or maybe because I never took the time to notice. I found this interesting because it means that there is someone or some people who actually do care about the park. I personally believed that people did not care because no actions were taken against the people who vandalized the park facilities or dumped illegal garbage there. After seeing new trees are being planted it made me feel happy because it meant someone probably requested a tree planting, but I also wondered whether others cared to know that new trees had been planted.
Photo taken by Sandy.
Dr.Seuss’s Lorax and Mayor Bloomberg have teamed up to plant up New York City. Rhapsody in Green, I love Brooklyn.
Some of the most beautiful trees I have ever seen are in Midwood in Brooklyn. Not in a park, they are the trees that line the sidewalks. But these trees are quite different than the skinny-minis that line the streets of Manhatten. The trees are old, tremendous and full of character. I love the way they rip up the concrete covering their roots, a fight between man and nature- and the trees always win. I like to think that these same trees have been there as the neighborhood changed through time. In a city of concrete and buildings, more appreciation should be paid to the trees.
In Chelsea, at the beginning of every Spring the surrounding residents in the vicinity of the Thomas Moore Park at the corner of 22nd Street and 10 the Avenue gather on either a Saturday or Sunday to plant fresh flowers and young trees in the park. They will be doing it this Saturday, May 19th.