Friends of Sunset Park

Brooklyn


Welcome to the Friends of Sunset Park. We trust you're enjoying the most beautifully-sited park in NYC and we are looking forward to keeping you in the loop about all that's happening in our park and our neighborhood.
Check-in often. Till then...
JOIN US TO PRESERVE OUR WONDERFUL COMMUNITY BY BRINGING BEAUTY, EDUCATIONAL + SERVICE PROGRAMS, RECREATION AND ENTERTAINMENT TO A
SAFE, CLEAN + RESTORED PARK...
with the best views in New York City
+ 9/11 Living Memorial Grove

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Friday, September 11, 2009

In Remembrance

Dear Friends,
We want to thank Best View in Brooklyn for being our Jimminy Cricket, yet again. For those who don't know- most of the trees planted in the center of Sunset Park below 6th Avenue are part of the Sunset Park 9/11 Living Memorial Grove (aka Grove of Healing at Sunset Park). Here are some more details:
Address: Sunset Park
City, State, ZIP: Brooklyn, New York 11232 County: Kings Dedication: Nov. 25, 2002 Status: Dedicated/Existing and permanent Artwork: No Public access: yes Public events: yes Sq. Foot: Acreage: 24.5 acres
Number & Species of Trees: 21-100: 16 Yellowood; 21 Two-winged Silverbell; 8 White Flowering Redbuds; along with Creeping Cotoneaster, White Carpet Rose, and White Dwarf Narcissus plantings
Plantings were specifically chosen to bloom only with white flowers.
More to follow...

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