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“Mulchfest” Christmas Tree Disposal Saturday

If you haven’t already put your Christmas tree out on the sidewalk — or if you have and you’d like to move it to make room for all your uncollected recyclables — the Parks Department will hold its annual “Mulchfest” recycling drive tomorrow. Haul your tree down to Cobble Hill Park between 10 AM and […]

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…and Now, the Snow.

Parks Department staff clear a path to the Promenade at the Montague Street entrance this morning. Update: the path is now buried, and a snowman has appeared near the corner of Two Montague Terrace (see photo after the jump)

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Update2 on Promenade trees

How long will it be until we know the fate of the trees on the Promenade and at River Cafe, following last summer’s aborcidal salty spray from the NYC Waterfalls? The Eagle published a story yesterday, and we spoke with Parks Department spokesman Phil Abramson today about what the city is doing to monitor the […]

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