[Photos by Steven]
The trees are piled highish in the middle of Tompkins Square Park ahead of this weekend's MulchFest (now a 2-day extravaganza, though surprisingly without any corporate sponsors — The Official Amber Lager of the 2019 MulchFest, say).
Anyway!
The Chip-a-thon (aka Chipping Weekend) happens in the Park tomorrow and Sunday. Per the Parks Department website: "We'll chip your tree and give you your very own bag of mulch to use in your backyard or to make a winter bed for a street tree."
The chipping hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. We'll have all eight hours available later as a prime-time PPV event and for purchase as a DVD with bonus content. Look for coverage this weekend as well as red-carpet interviews from the mysterious sinkhole by the holiday tree.
Meanwhile, the drop-off site on Ninth Street and Avenue A isn't catching on as expected...
There have been plenty of trees dropped off at the 9th street park entrance since the day after Christmas and periodically removed. I assume to the location within the park,...but only a guess.
ReplyDeleteHa! There were soooo man trees piled by the 9th St entrance over the weekend. Next year they need a sign that says *in* the park....
ReplyDeleteKids have been having a blast jumping on the trees in the park. Some still have wreaths on them and one little girl was wearing it on her head.
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