Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Checking in on the former mucky tree well on Avenue A

Photos by Stacie Joy

Last Tuesday, we reported on longtime East Village resident Siobhan Meow taking care of the formerly mucky-smelly tree well on Avenue A just south of Sixth Street (now known as the Noel Reed Memorial Tree Pit).

We spotted Siobhan at work yesterday, putting in some early ground cover for the soil ...
We're looking forward to seeing this formerly soggy, bread-ridden plot come to life this spring.

Previously on EV Grieve: 
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8 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 26, 2024 at 9:46 AM

    Can someone tell whoever keeps tossing tons of bread there to chill?that constant pigeon traffic is keeping this area a mess

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  2. EmilyMarch 26, 2024 at 10:01 AM

    It's a relief to see individuals take action to better our city, one soggy tree well at a time.

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  3. AnonymousMarch 26, 2024 at 11:23 AM

    If only dog owners would not put their dogs in the tree pit I tend. The dogs scratch out all the bulbs, seedlings, flowers and plants I've bought with my own money and planted there. The dogs urinate on the tree and defecate on the plants. Then, their owners trampled plants.

    Gardening in public is so difficult.

    Please water any trees near you this summer. NYC does not water trees in tree pits.

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    1. AnonymousMarch 26, 2024 at 12:27 PM

      I’m a dog owner and 100% support this. If you can train your dog to not piss in your house, you can (and should!) train your dog to piss on the curb. It’s a pretty basic courtesy to your neighbors.

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  4. Scuba DivaMarch 26, 2024 at 11:31 AM

    At 9:46 AM, Anonymous quoth:

    Can someone tell whoever keeps tossing tons of bread there to chill?that constant pigeon traffic is keeping this area a mess

    I've even given up telling the pigeon-feeders that bread isn't good for birds (it isn't.) The response I usually get is something to the effect of: "But if I don't feed them, they'll starve to death!"

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  5. TrixieMarch 26, 2024 at 2:28 PM

    Yes, I often wonder whatever happened to the practice of curbing your dog, and then cleaning up after it. sh!t and p!ss everywhere is such a drag.

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  6. AnonymousMarch 27, 2024 at 1:09 AM

    jesus cris! Do you people not know that the pigeon feeders are completely insane?
    You can't talk logic to them.

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  7. AnonymousMarch 27, 2024 at 12:04 PM

    I can confirm that there are at least two pigeon feeders who make a mess of this tree well, there may be more but I’ve witnessed two distinct people at different times of day.

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