Only One BK Neighborhood Has More Street Trees Than Park Slope

PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — Only one neighborhood in the borough has more tree-lined streets than Park Slope,a new study found.

Park Slope ranked second leafiest in Brooklyn and third in the city in a new study of the neighborhoods with the most street trees released Monday by Localize.city.

Every square mile of the neighborhood has 5,197 trees lining its sidewalks, topped only by Cobble Hill, which has 5,783 trees per square mile, and Floral Park in Queens, which has 5,703.

The brownstone Brooklyn spot was far from the only one in the borough to make the top 10, too.

Half of the top 10 street-lined neighborhoods in New York City were found in Brooklyn, including nearby Boerum Hill and Carroll Gardens. Ditmas Park also made it into one of the top spots, landing ninth on the list likely because of its suburban-like Victorian mansions, researchers said.

The study specifically counted city-maintained trees planted on sidewalks and also looked into the median home values, which they say the greenery can play a part in. The rankings do not incorporate trees in front yards, parks or actual forested areas.

"Street trees not only offer us a respite from the midday sun and make the sidewalks more beautiful, but their presence has proven to be good for our health," says Dan Levine, an Urban Planner at Localize.city. "New York City has lots of homes on tree-lined blocks. At Localize.city, we help New Yorkers find these homes by providing a filter for 'tranquil streets' that directs home hunters to the listings on leafy, quiet blocks."

Like with many of the neighborhoods on the list, the abundance of trees come with a cost in Park Slope, the researchers found. The median home there is listed for nearly $1.27 million, according to Localize.city.

That price wasn't as expensive, though, as many of the other spots on the top 10 list. Nearby Carroll Gardens, the most expensive on the list at $2.25 million, Cobble Hill and Boerum Hill all are more expensive thank Park Slope.

Park Slope was the third lowest median price on the list. Floral Park was the second lowest at $764,500 and Ditmas Park was the cheapest at $580,000.

Queens and Manhattan also made it into the top 10. Floral Park got the second spot with 5,703 trees per square mile and the West Village, Upper East Side, the Upper West Side and Gramercy also made the cut.

No Bronx neighborhood made the top 10 and Staten Island was not included in the ranking as many trees there are planted in front lawns, according to the website.

Here are New York City's top 10 tree-lined neighborhoods, according to Localize.city.

1. Cobble Hill — 5,783 trees per square mile
2. Floral Park — 5,703 trees per square mile
3. Park Slope — 5,197 trees per square mile
4. West Village — 5,102 trees per square mile
5. Upper East Side — 5,056 trees per square mile
6. Carroll Gardens — 5,012 trees per square mile
7. Boerum Hill — 4,991 trees per square mile
8. Gramercy — 4,687 trees per square mile
9. Ditmas Park — 4,507 trees per square mile
10. Upper West Side — 4,502 trees per square mile