A tree grows in Chelsea.

Spotted on 10th Avenue between 28th & 29th Streets.

We’ve written before about trying to spruce up some of the sad and sparse tree pits on our block. Well, based on the green tag I just spotted on the west side of 10th Avenue between 28th & 29th Streets, it looks like the NYC Parks Department is answering our call and is about to plant a tree on our block. I’m not sure what the lesson is here—if you wait around long enough and don’t get around to doing what you said you were going to do, eventually the government will come in and solve your problems? I’m really trying to be nonpartisan here and make that joke equally aggravating to Democrats and Republicans.

Also, I visited the Parks Department website, and apparently there is a way to both request that the Parks Department plant a tree in your neighborhood and apply for a permit to plant your own tree (https://www.nycgovparks.org/trees/street-tree-planting). Email or text me if you want to do either.