You may know that the BHA's Promenade Gardens Conservancy (PGC) cares for the beautiful gardens along the Promenade. You might not know that under the leadership of NYC Parks Horticulturist Anil Chandrakumar the group has expanded its activities to help cultivate some beautiful gardens around Cadman Plaza Park and Borough Hall.

Anil and a dedicated group of volunteers from the PGC and Cadman Park Conservancy have spent the past few months pruning and planting and have recently installed planters.  On Saturday morning, the group will be planting over 100 cannas.

There are over 1,700 parks across the five boroughs and caring for them is a tall order!  Anil points to the incredible community engagement as key to the success we've had cultivating the green spaces in our neighborhood.

Here are some pictures highlighting their work.  If you'd like to get involved, email the Promenade Garden Conservancy at pgc@thebha.org

Back in the 1940s the BHA planted over 1,000 trees in Brooklyn Heights. In 2004 we added 27 more, and did the same again in 2014 when 19 new trees were planted.

With the obvious toll that climate change is having on our environment, now is a great time to help take care of all of our trees in Brooklyn Heights.

CM Restler's Office has made it easy to do just that! Pick a street tree on your block, tag it on their tree map to commit to caring for it, and then track the work you do. Like planting new trees, caring for our existing trees is an important investment that appreciates in value over time.

This link provides all the information you'll need but if you still have questions, reach out to district33@council.nyc.gov