From far and wide they come to the corner of Jersey & Newark for Jersey City’s famed tree stump park. City Fathers on February 25th –Ash Wednesday—chopped down the five perfectly healthy and fine looking trees. They justified their arbor-cide because they are redoing the “streetscape”, apparently new trees and planters are planned. Sounds like a shovel ready project. It’s not like there have been development projects postponed midway due to the economy in the neighborhood. Why not streetscape around this quintet of lovely trees? There’s a plaque dedicating this corner to William Mercardo, a push cart seller of flavored ices for years until he was a victim of a shooting in the street. The trees celebrated his life. The stumps are now reminders of his tragic death. The unobstructed view of Jemma Loan pawnshop though, priceless.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Tree Stump Park
From far and wide they come to the corner of Jersey & Newark for Jersey City’s famed tree stump park. City Fathers on February 25th –Ash Wednesday—chopped down the five perfectly healthy and fine looking trees. They justified their arbor-cide because they are redoing the “streetscape”, apparently new trees and planters are planned. Sounds like a shovel ready project. It’s not like there have been development projects postponed midway due to the economy in the neighborhood. Why not streetscape around this quintet of lovely trees? There’s a plaque dedicating this corner to William Mercardo, a push cart seller of flavored ices for years until he was a victim of a shooting in the street. The trees celebrated his life. The stumps are now reminders of his tragic death. The unobstructed view of Jemma Loan pawnshop though, priceless.
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