
As previously reported, preliminary work is underway along 14th Street for building new entrances at Avenue A and an underground power station at Avenue B for the L train.
And to make way for all this, some trees need to come down. On Friday, workers removed several trees (I counted three barrels on top of stumps) on the cobblestone median along 14th Street/the Stuy Town service road between Avenue A and First Avenue.
Several EVG readers shared emails about this taking place.
Wrote one: "I am appalled and sickened to see [the trees] being cut down and fed through a chipper. Did anyone know that this was going to occur? I am sick at heart and will never see full grown trees on this block for the rest of my life. Incredible."
And more will be coming down between Avenue A and Avenue B... X marks the doomed trees...

These six trees have Xs on them...

... and the trees that will remain ...


Updated 8/15
Several readers noted that the six trees came down yesterday...

