Fifty-nine semifinalists have been selected in the 2008 Greenest Block
in Brooklyn Contest! Contest winners were selected through a rigorous
process by an expert panel of judges that included professional
horticulturists from Brooklyn Botanic Garden, metro area horticulture
professionals, gardening journalists, and other New York City greening
organizations.

For a list of the semi-finalists go here.

On Wednesday, August 6, 2008 the press conference will be held at 10 a.m. at
the winning block—stay tuned for notification on Tuesday, August 5,
2008.

Remarks will be made by Scot
Medbury, President of Brooklyn Botanic Garden; Marilyn Gelber,
Executive Director of Independence Community Foundation; and Brooklyn
Borough President Marty Markowitz.

Committed to helping improve the urban landscape, Brooklyn
GreenBridge promotes neighborhood gardening programs, classes,
workshops, and events. Working with block associations, community
gardens, businesses, and social service organizations, Brooklyn
GreenBridge extends Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s resources in order to
connect people with plants, and to engage Brooklyn communities and
residents in a unified greening effort.

The Contest is coordinated in cooperation with the Borough President Marty Markowitz and sponsored by the Sovereign Bank Endowment Fund at Independence Community Foundation.