Ditmas Park West
Neighborhood Associationest. 1969
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A note from the board · October 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 quarterly meeting — Tue, Oct 13. Members welcome. We're meeting at Argyle Rd New York NY 11218.

A long tunnel of yellow autumn leaves over a DPWNA street
Argyle in fall — yellow tunnel.
291
Trees we’ve planted since 1978

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.

Tue, Oct 13
7 p.m.–8 p.m.

DPWNA Quarterly Meeting

481 Argyle Rd New York NY 11218

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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 →
Clogged storm drainStorm Drain Stewards →
Adopt a tree pitEmail the board →
Garbage missed311 · DSNY →
Noise after 10311 → 70th Pct →
Landmark questionLPC →
Filming inquiryEmail the board →
Non-emergency police70th Precinct →
David Ford, a long-time DPWNA neighbor, beside a Red Maple on Rugby Road
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.

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A monthly-ish note from the board — what’s on the calendar, who’s organizing what, and the occasional ask. We don’t share the list.

So we can tell you about things happening near you.

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.