Throwing shade: Mamdani marks NYC’s biggest tree-planting year in a decade
New York City planted 18,261 trees in fiscal year 2026, marking its most significant planting year since 2016. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and NYC Parks Commissioner Tricia Shimamura announced the milestone. The new greenery is intended to provide shade, improve air quality, and help mitigate flooding.
NYC planted more than 18,000 trees during fiscal year 2026, the most trees planted in a single fiscal year since 2016, city officials announced on Wednesday. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and NYC Parks Commissioner Tricia Shimamura said the 18,261 new trees are expected to provide additional shade, improve air quality, help reduce flooding and expand greenery...
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