Historic Weeksville willow tree threatened by developers
The historic willow tree in Weeksville. Image © 2018 Google Maps photo
A historic willow tree in Weeksville, one of the nation’s first free African-American settlements, will reportedly be cut down this week by developers.
Prospect Heights Patch, a local website, reported Tuesday that activists who have been trying to save the 70-plus-year-old tree now believe they have lost the fight.
That fight dates back to 2015, when developers bought the lot on Schenectady Avenue between Pacific and Dean streets and announced plans for a four-story residential building.
