More trees grow in Brooklyn, as council member pushes to fill every empty pit
Councilmember Lincoln Restler wants to cover his district with saplings, from Boerum Hill to Greenpoint
While some New Yorkers wait in vain for the city to plant trees requested via 311, a City Council member is mobilizing to seed saplings from Boerum Hill to Greenpoint.
“I have been talking to climate experts across the country about the best things we can do to fight back against climate change,” said Councilmember Lincoln Restler (D-Brooklyn). “And one of the solutions I hear most often is surprisingly simple: plant more trees.”
Restler is working with the city Department of Parks and Recreation to plant 3,400 new street trees in District 33 over the next four years, maxing out the existing tree pits in his district. The effort sprouts from his office’s Climate Action Roadmap, released in May.