For a listing of all the winners and for more information on how to enter next year’s contest, go to www.bbg.or

This from New York 1:

Residents working together to make a greener Brooklyn were rewarded for
their efforts at the 13th Annual Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest
Tuesday.

Sponsored by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, organizers say the
contest not only builds greener streets, but stronger communities, as
well.

"It’s really the block that does it," said Scot Medbury of the
Brooklyn Botanic Garden. "And your neighbor that you don’t know, maybe,
comes and rings your doorbell and gets you to plant something, and then
everybody starts to build community around such a positive thing as
plants and beautification."

This year, judges emphasized tree bed gardening.

In a contest with over 230 participants, winning is no small feat.

"We bad! It feels really good," said First Place Block resident Dave smith. "I like getting the reward for all the work."