Comptroller Stringer’s audit confirms Bay Ridge residents’ woes regarding tree branch fallings
They’re hanging on by a thread.
Over the past few months, Bay Ridgeites have worried about the poor condition of the area’s trees, with dangling and falling branches posing a threat. Then, on August 17, Comptroller Scott Stringer confirmed those fears by releasing an audit that reveals what he calls the mismanagement of New York City’s tree pruning program which currently runs on a 10-year cycle and potentially puts residents in danger.
“I’m not going out on a limb when I say that Parks’ performance has been unacceptable,” Stringer said. “Auditors found that borough forestry offices in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Staten Island were paying contractors for pruning the wrong trees, for pruning that was never done and were not keeping accurate lists of trees that were properly maintained. Taxpayers deserve better management of our city’s trees.”