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October 20, 2019

John DeAngelo, a Dyker Heights Hero

 

 

The reason people want to live in Dyker Heights is because it is a beautiful neighborhood. John DeAngelo and his neighbors care about their streets. He’s just a good guy – this is not the first time I have seen DeAngelo speak up for his neighbors1

DeAngelo has taken the time to voice his concern about the rain garden because they aren’t functioning correctly in NYC and the empl0yees at the DEP aen’t taking care of them as planned. DeAngelo has a petition to stop NYC from installing rain gardens in his area. Go John!  Story here

Last year, the city started adding rain gardens to streets. At first, I really liked the idea because I LOVE GARDENS.  But the rain garden in urban Brooklyn isn’t a garden. It’s a rectangular area with a tree planted in the center where people throw their garbage and dogs poop.   It’s gross. 

Other Dyker Heights residents have voiced their opposition to the rain gardens because they take up too much of the sidewalk – see here. Dyker Heights has a lot of children and seniors, so NYC shouldn’t count on them walking single file to get past rain guards.

 

This Summer, right before school started. my husband and I went to Nostrand Avenue, so I could get some supplies and baskets. The block is filled with rain gardens and I didn’t want my husband to park  near them because the weeds in the rain garden were knee height and wild. It was obvious they weren’t cleaned out in months because they were filled with garbage as well.  

The problem with the rain garden is the design is wrong for urban areas.  If they made the rain garden taller and not so wide, many seniors would like to garden in them. The design also needs to be closed so that  dogs  don’t walk in them. NYC doesn’t have one size fits all streets, so why is there one size for the rain garden?  There are many gardeners in NYC who would love to plant flowers  in these gardens, if only they reconsidered the design so dogs weren’t able to have access.

Below are three smaller rain gardens, that have the backs closed and they have been kept clean. The problem with these is that the trees keep dying. The city has replaced the tress after many months, but they are dead again. These might be the wrong type of trees in for a rain garden.

 

 

 

 

 

The city should install them where people welcome them.  

If you’re getting a rain garden in front of your home, there will be green paint markings on your cement.

 

 

Hugs,
marlene

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