Case # C1-1-690202470
A healthy Gingko tree which was planted in spring 2011, is now cut at a sharp angle in the middle of its trunk, and the tree is laying on the sidewalk in front of TD Ameritrade, 72-19 Austin St, Forest Hills. The rope and tree supports are in still place on the remainder of its trunk.
Photos were taken shortly after 12 PM today, Sat, 9/17/11, and are are attached.
When the manager of Bonfire Grill left last night around 2 AM, he said the Gingko tree was already laying on the sidewalk. The owner of the art shop said he noticed it on the sidewalk upon arriving at work early this morning.
On a potentially related note, that act of vandalism may be associated with another Gingko tree a few shops to its west, which went missing as of the late afternoon of September 14th. That tree is now marked by a stump. I don't recall that tree dying.
Hope we can solve this mystery.
12 comments:
It appears to have been brought down by vandals. These trees are city property and those found cutting or destroying them could be fined or arrested. It's really a shame as these are young trees selected grown for the environment of the area. City budgets don't allow for Queens neighborhoods to have trees - (reserved only for Manhattan) so this is especially painful.
Follow the money. Who benefits from that tree being gone?
I doubt the NYPD is going to investigate this.. shame. "We could be out catching REAL criminals" They're out raping and pillaging!
It's sad for any healthy tree to be cut down ;-( But why would the city plant such a foul smelling tree once those berries start falling it smells like Vomit not to mention its bad for the dogs paws ;-( And with that smell I doubt I'd patronize any business near them .
They aren't supposed to plant the females.
The 112 will definitely investigate and catch the perpetrator, they are the best cops over there.
This I didn't know ;-) Thank you Crappy ;-)
"Broken windows" has become "Broken trees"
The reason store owners or vandals cut trees is to give more exposure/Visibility to the stores.
The Ginko tree is notorious for producing foul smelling fruit similar to sewer. The city should harvest green trees rather than smelly trees.
On the same note I should encourage the local community to raise a fund and donate it to parks department so they could plant even a bigger tree that was cut.
So the culprits should know that if you mess with the community, we will fight back.
There is no excuse to cut trees irrespective of the smell or not.
People wake up and donate for this cause to plant a bigger and older tree in the place of these vandalised tree spots.
QC, they're not suppose to plant the females, but they do & they have. The city killed my 100-yr-old maple by pruning every branch but the dead ones I'm assuming they originally came for. My fear is that a truck will come by with one of those as a "gift".
Treehugger!
Hey! Those trees don't smell any worse than fine aged extra sharp provolone,like they have at the "Smelly Deli" on College Point Blvd.!
Probably done by the rowdy crowd hanging out at the nearby bars....
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