Gothamist: Coming Soon: More Trees for NYC

Think twice

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:42:46 -0500

Re: #10 and #11 "Just say 'EVERYTHING STINKS', that way you're never wrong." - from The Ren & Stimpy Show :-)

Novanglus

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 06:11:41 -0500

ping, people will always find a way to complain or be against every kind of government action. Trees are a good thing. We should all want more trees in the city. For all the good that this would bring, people are still using the very small negatives and acting as if this is a horrible idea. Ridiculous. The only funny part to me is that they mention "food and shelter for insects" as if that's something we want or care about.

ping

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:23:16 -0500

Wow. Everybody, except MT and Think twice, is reacting so harshly. WTF? MillionTreesNYC started planting in my neighborhood (E. Harlem) last summer. Frankly, nothing could be more welcome in this rather bleak, tree-less part of Manhattan. Furthermore, when I notified the program about some new plantings that were in peril, I received a response immediately, and the new trees were attended to within a week.

Think twice

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:40:35 -0500

Re: #4 Callery Pears and Magnolias too.

Steven

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:39:00 -0500

How about when the leaves fall off and make a mess not to mention clog the sewer drains? How about when the trees collapse because of a wind storm?

Ronkonkoma Ondinnonk

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:28:09 -0500

More trees; fewer people! vhemt.org

iceberg

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:24:18 -0500

The economic study on city trees as reported in the NY Times is a load of self-serving crock that pompous busybodies thrive upon. See more here: http://iceberg18.blogspot.com/2007/04/socialist-tree-calculation.html

HannerHearse

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:25:18 -0500

No thanks to the Staten Island politicos and the S.I. Parks Commish. They're being paid off by contractors who tear out tons of nice, large existing trees and scream bloody murder when forced to replace them. You lost hundred year old trees and get a sapling with a 50% chance of survival. This just because they don't want to redesign where some driveway goes. Staten Island: SUVs before trees.

MT

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:22:14 -0500

Japanese Cherry trees thrive in the NYC environment and are particularly beautiful.

zodak

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:16:03 -0500

ENTS!

edEx

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:57:41 -0500

TREES!

gilbertleighprestigemonkey

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:56:34 -0500

One per twenty-five feet? I guess that's a good start, but considering the attrition rate of trees in cities, maybe this will yield one tree per seventy-five feet after a couple of years...