NYC Parks kicks off MulchFest at McCarren Park

NYC Parks and the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) is kicking off the 21st annual MulchFest to encourage New Yorkers to drop by their local parks and recycle their Christmas trees.

The tree-mulching demonstration will be held at McCarren Park on Thursday, November 5 at 1 p.m. It will also be broadcast live on NYC Park’s Periscope account.

MulchFest will officially kick off this Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring your holiday tree to a designated city park to be recycled into mulch that actually nourishes plantings across the city.

Here are some sites in North Brooklyn:

• Maria Hernandez Park (Suydam Street and Knickerbocker Avenue)
• Transmitter Park (Greenpoint Avenue between West Street and the East River)
• McGolrick Park (Monitor Street and Driggs Avenue)
• McCarren Park (Larimer Street and Driggs Avenue)

For more information, visit the NYC Parks website here.