A block in Crown Heights has been named the 2025 Greenest Block in Brooklyn, by the Brooklyn Botanical Garden.
The residential block, Eastern Parkway between Franklin and Bedford Avenues in Crown Heights, is maintained by the Crown Heights Keepers block association.
It is the first-ever residential winner that is predominantly composed of apartment buildings, that has managed to integrate greenery into a rather concrete-based city.
Residential winner 2025, Eastern Parkway between Franklin and Bedford Avenues. Photo by Peter Slattery, Courtesy Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Winners receive cash prizes and winner-recognition certificates that can be displayed on the block. All Greenest Block participants may also receive a fall bulb gift and participation certificate.
For almost 30 years, the contest has been a part of the Brooklyn community’s greening initiatives, promoting not only streetscape gardening but also neighborly connection.
Photo by Peter Slattery, Courtesy Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Photo by Peter Slattery, Courtesy Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Greenest Block in Brooklyn 2025 first-place residential block winner
Eastern Parkway between Franklin and Bedford Avenues. Photo by Peter Slattery, Courtesy Brooklyn Botanic Garden
List of Greenest Block in Brooklyn 2025 winners:
Residential Category
1st Place
- Crown Heights Keepers, Eastern Parkway between Franklin Avenue and Bedford Avenues, Crown Heights.
2nd Place
- L&S Jefferson Ave Block Association, Jefferson Avenue between Lewis & Stuyvesant Avenues, Bedford Stuyvesant
3rd Place (TIE)
- Bay Ridge Blooms, Ridge Boulevard between 71st Street and Ovington Avenue, Bay Ridge
- M.U.L.C.H., MacDougal Street between Thomas S. Boyland Street and Rockaway Avenue, Ocean Hill
“For nearly 30 years, the Greenest Block in Brooklyn has united our neighbors and inspired generations of plant lovers across our borough. It has been an honor to witness so much hard work bloom into living masterpieces. To all our participants, your passion and expertise ignite civic pride and show us all how gardening can bring people together to make Brooklyn greener—one block at a time!” Adrian Benepe, President and CEO of Brooklyn Botanic Garden, said in a statement.
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