Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Tuesday's parting shot

As the city's East Side Coastal Resiliency Project moves forward, workers began cutting down trees in East River Park south of Stanton Street today. 

This small grove of cherry trees was the first to go. 

Photo via @1000people1000trees. (Follow that account and @eastriverparkaction for ongoing updates throughout the day from East River Park.) 

In total, the city plans to cut down 1,000 trees during the five-plus year rebuild of the park.
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10 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 8, 2021 at 7:07 AM

    Tree Murderers !
    Trees feel pain !

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  2. AnonymousDecember 8, 2021 at 7:17 AM

    So Freckin sad - these trees do not need to be cut down as we all know, they can put 8ft of earth around them and they will still survive.

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  3. XeoDecember 8, 2021 at 10:35 AM

    Man, I'm always so grateful that we get to experience mature parks with fully grown trees. Look at pictures of parks when they were first created and you quickly get an appreciation of older parks. Yes we need to do something to prevent flooding (OF COURSE)... but The fact we cannot come up with a way that doesn't include destroying the legacy of this park is a travesty.

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  4. AnonymousDecember 8, 2021 at 10:47 AM

    Wow they did not waste any time did they? Just got approval to start work on Monday and now they are cutting down all the trees. I especially liked those cherry trees in the springtime with all the pinkish colored leaves that would bloom. Not any more. What a shame.

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  5. AnonymousDecember 8, 2021 at 11:10 AM

    Did Carlina Rivera support city plans to cut down 1,000 trees?

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  6. AnonymousDecember 8, 2021 at 12:06 PM

    Oh well. At least DeBlassio and Riveria are happy now.

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  7. AnonymousDecember 8, 2021 at 12:34 PM

    Shame on Carlina Rivera and DeBlasio!!!

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  8. AnonymousDecember 8, 2021 at 12:54 PM

    So very sad, and so unnecessary. There is a plan to save the park and protect the neighborhood.

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  9. AnonymousDecember 8, 2021 at 1:16 PM

    This reminds me of when workers smashed all the windows in St Brigid's church when people were up in arms about preserving them. They were destroyed right away to shut people up, enabling demolition to continue without opposition. I wonder if they went after the cherry trees first, knowing they were the most beautiful and loved.

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  10. AnonymousDecember 8, 2021 at 6:34 PM

    Why do people keeping voting in politicians such as Carlina Rivera and Bill DeBlasio?

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