Before Santa comes to town, the tree sellers do, packing themselves into trailers and vans across New York City to claim a slice of the competitive tree market. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Trees and Shrubs”
New York City Is Full of Green Space. You Just Have to Find It.
By Gotham Rex on October 5, 2025
The city’s millions of residents are crammed together, competing for space to live, play, work and rest. Source: New York Times
His Parents Disappeared. In a TV Studio, He Confessed to Killing Them.
By Gotham Rex on September 27, 2025
After investigators came looking, Lorenz Kraus told a reporter he had strangled Franz and Theresia Kraus eight years ago. Two bodies were buried in their backyard. Source: New York Times
NO2 Emissions in Can Undo Some Benefits of City Trees, Study Finds
By Gotham Rex on August 20, 2024
A chemical reaction involving emissions from cars and buildings can negate their environmental benefits. New research shows what big cities can do about it. Source: New York Times
A 108-Foot-Tall Cottonwood Thrills the ‘Tree Hunter’
By Gotham Rex on December 13, 2022
An upstate arborist found what he believes is the state’s biggest tree in the town of Schaghticoke. He was ecstatic. Source: New York Times
Her Job? Planting Thousands of Trees Every Year in New York City.
By Gotham Rex on April 22, 2022
Melinda Clancy, a procurement forester, describes why she selects maples for the Bronx and lilacs for Brooklyn. Source: New York Times
Casino Bonanza May Soon Hit New York
By Gotham Rex on March 30, 2022
The Legislature is likely to permit three casinos in the New York area, and Mayor Eric Adams wants the city to get two of them. Source: New York Times
The Bitcoin Case That Puzzled the Shadowy World of Cryptocurrency
By Gotham Rex on February 14, 2022
Officials said the couple went to great lengths to try to launder stolen Bitcoin. Source: New York Times
A Million More Trees for New York City: Leaders Want a Greener Canopy
By Gotham Rex on February 12, 2022
The city’s five borough presidents are also urging the mayor to honor a pledge to spend 1 percent of the municipal budget on parks. Source: New York Times
Maya Lin’s Dismantled ‘Ghost Forest’ to Be Reborn as Boats
By Gotham Rex on November 24, 2021
Teenagers are making boats using the wood from her grove installation at Madison Square Park, and the artist is happy that the work is seeing a new life. Source: New York Times
Police Standoff With Man in a Tree Ends on the Third Day
By Gotham Rex on October 8, 2021
On Wednesday, a Queens man climbed into a tree near his home to avoid the police. On Friday, he finally came down. Source: New York Times
For States Dealing With the Spotted Lanternfly, the Policy Is No Mercy
By Gotham Rex on August 25, 2021
The spotted lanternfly, an invasive species from Asia, is a voracious plant-eater and public nuisance that could cost state economies hundreds of millions of dollars. Source: New York Times
The Don Quixote of Brooklyn, Tilting at Plastic Bags
By Gotham Rex on January 7, 2021
His quest? To remove garbage from the branches of trees throughout our fair city. Source: New York Times
Isaias Outages: In Storm's Wake, Million Still Without Power in N.Y., N.J. and C.T
By Gotham Rex on August 5, 2020
Utilities in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut raced to restore power, but officials said it might take several days, in some cases. Source: New York Times
Enjoying Your Backyard All Summer Long
By Gotham Rex on June 26, 2020
Summer heat and bugs can make your outdoor space unbearable. Here are some ways to help you stay outside comfortably. Source: New York Times