In celebration of New York City’s first ever MillionTreesNYC Month, BNP Paribas—presenting sponsor of MillionTreesNYC Month—is giving away 1,250 FREE trees to homeowners and families throughout the City’s five boroughs this May! Trees will be distributed by New York Restoration Project (NYRP) at four Council on the Environment of New York City (CENYC) Greenmarkets and the Riverdale, Bronx YM-YWHA’s Environmental Fair—with 250 trees being given away to homeowners and families at each tree-distribution site. Each tree adopted, planted and cared for by a New York City family or individual will be counted toward MillionTreesNYC’s goal of planting one million new trees throughout the City’s five boroughs over the next decade.
Adopt your FREE tree in May at the following locations, and be one in a million!
- Saturday, May 10 – 8 am to 2 pm
Borough Hall CENYC Greenmarket – Staten Island
St. Mark’s and Hyatt
- Saturday, May 10 – 8 am to 2 pm
Grand Army Plaza CENYC Greenmarket – Brooklyn
Prospect Park NW Entrance
- Saturday, May 17 – 8 am to 2 pm
Inwood CENYC Greenmarket – Upper Manhattan
Isham St – Seaman & Cooper
- Saturday, May 17 – 8 am to 2 pm
Sunnyside CENYC Greenmarket – Queens
Skillman between 42nd and 43rd Streets
- Sunday, May 18 – 8 am to 2 pm
Riverdale YM-YWHA Environmental Fair – Bronx
5625 Arlington Avenue at 256th Street
Limited quantities of the following species of trees will
be available on a first-come, first-serve basis: Redbud, Flowering Dogwood,
Yoshino Cherry, Okame Cherry, Crabapple, Red Oak, Sweetgum, Scarlet Oak, Ginkgo
and Locust.
New York Restoration Project (NYRP) horticulture specialists will be on hand to provide instruction on proper tree-planting and maintenance techniques. For CENYC Greenmarket and Environmental Fair participants who do not have their own yard to plant a tree, information on volunteering, educational programming and contributing to MillionTreesNYC will also be available.
