A block in Crown Heights has been named the 2025 Greenest Block in Brooklyn, by the Brooklyn Botanical Backyard.
The residential block, Jap Parkway between Franklin and Bedford Avenues in Crown Heights, is maintained by the Crown Heights Keepers block affiliation.
It’s the first-ever residential winner that’s predominantly composed of condo buildings, that has managed to combine greenery right into a relatively concrete-based metropolis.
Residential winner 2025, Jap Parkway between Franklin and Bedford Avenues. Picture by Peter Slattery, Courtesy Brooklyn Botanic Backyard
Winners obtain money prizes and winner-recognition certificates that may be displayed on the block. All Greenest Block individuals can also obtain a fall bulb reward and participation certificates.
For nearly 30 years, the competition has been part of the Brooklyn group’s greening initiatives, selling not solely streetscape gardening but in addition neighborly connection.
Picture by Peter Slattery, Courtesy Brooklyn Botanic Backyard
Picture by Peter Slattery, Courtesy Brooklyn Botanic Backyard
Greenest Block in Brooklyn 2025 first-place residential block winnerEastern Parkway between Franklin and Bedford Avenues. Picture by Peter Slattery, Courtesy Brooklyn Botanic Backyard
Listing of Greenest Block in Brooklyn 2025 winners:
Residential Class
1st Place
Crown Heights Keepers, Jap Parkway between Franklin Avenue and Bedford Avenues, Crown Heights.
2nd Place
L&S Jefferson Ave Block Affiliation, Jefferson Avenue between Lewis & Stuyvesant Avenues, Bedford Stuyvesant
third Place (TIE)
Bay Ridge Blooms, Ridge Boulevard between 71st Avenue and Ovington Avenue, Bay Ridge
M.U.L.C.H., MacDougal Avenue between Thomas S. Boyland Avenue and Rockaway Avenue, Ocean Hill
“For nearly 30 years, the Greenest Block in Brooklyn has united our neighbors and inspired generations of plant lovers across our borough. It has been an honor to witness so much hard work bloom into living masterpieces. To all our participants, your passion and expertise ignite civic pride and show us all how gardening can bring people together to make Brooklyn greener—one block at a time!” Adrian Benepe, President and CEO of Brooklyn Botanic Backyard, mentioned in a press release.
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