The city has cut down the lone tree along the west side of Avenue A between Houston/First Street and Second Street.
Last Friday morning around 10:30, according to witnesses and a report on the Citizen app, a white, unmarked box truck violently lurched into the tree, causing a sizable gash across its trunk...
Some time yesterday, the tree was cut down (
the first pic is from a tipster) ...
A tipster shared a clip of surveillance footage showing the truck running into the tree.
The driver of the truck did not get out and inspect any damage, and drove off, per a witness.
There was some hope from nearby residents that the tree — with its unique corkscrew trunk — could stay put.