Sun, Jul 26
DPWNA Block Party
Details to come
A note from the board · July 2026
Hello, neighbor.
We're 291-ish trees, fifteen blocks, and fifty-seven years of neighbors who plant things, sweep things, and look out for each other. The next thing on the calendar is the dpwna block party — Sun, Jul 26. Rugby Road between Dorchester and Ditmas closes to traffic. Bring a chair and a friend.
291
Every one of them planted by a neighbor.
That’s a bit over a third of every tree on these fifteen blocks — the rest were already here when we started counting, and we keep an eye on those too. Argyle has the longest run of mature canopy; Straford has a few pits sitting empty. If there’s one in front of your house, write us. We’ll bring the sapling, the soil, and someone who’s done it before.
On the calendar.
Most events are open to anyone in the neighborhood. Bring a chair, bring kids.
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Tue, Oct 6
DPWNA Quarterly Meeting
TBC
Sun, Nov 1
DPWNA Neighborhood Clean Up
Fri, Feb 5
DPWNA Quarterly Meeting
TBC
Who do I call about…
The civic cheat sheet.
We get a lot of calls. Most of them aren’t really ours to answer. They’re a 311, a precinct, or a CB14 thing. So we wrote down who actually handles what.
Pothole, sidewalk311 →
Downed tree311 + the board →
Adopt a tree pitEmail the board →
Garbage missed311 · DSNY →
Noise after 10311 → 70th Pct →
Landmark questionLPC →
Filming inquiryEmail the board →
Non-emergency police70th Precinct →
Neighbor Spotlight · Nº 014
“I planted the first one in 1978, on a lunch break.”
David Ford on the Red Maple at Rugby & Dorchester, the cat that lived in it, and what changed when the M trains stopped running underneath.
Annual Membership
$15.
One household, one year, no fuss.
Your fifteen dollars goes to saplings, block-party permits, the printer, and a little tucked aside for when something needs paying for fast. Owners, renters, sublets — everyone who lives here is welcome. We’re not an HOA. We can’t fine you, and we wouldn’t if we could.