The tree on the northwest corner of First Avenue at 12th Street was spotted on the ground yesterday morning. (
Thanks to William Klayer for the photos.)
We asked Caesar Ekya, the co-owner of
S'MAC on that corner, about what transpired.
According to Ekya, a sanitation truck was traveling north in the bike lane, emptying the garbage cans along the west side of First Avenue on Tuesday night around 11.
"It must have got tangled in the branches because as it drove off it pulled the tree along with it," Ekya said. "That was a gorgeous tree and we're hoping the city can put it back and not have to tear it out."
Unfortunately, before the day really got started yesterday and Ekya arrived at the restaurant, the city already had the tree removed.