This notice is past. It concerns the January 2026 Christmas-tree collection.

Dear Neighbors,

We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season!

As we transition into the New Year and you have been taking down your decorations, several buildings have been in touch with us about best practices for disposing of their Christmas trees.  We want to help keep our sidewalks clear and our neighborhood welcoming.

Where to place your tree: Please bring your trees to the North East corner of Gramercy Park at 21st Street. You can place them directly on the sidewalk outside the park fence (please make sure that all lights and ornaments are removed) —just look for the stack of trees already gathering there (see attached photo).

Our Team in Action: The Gramercy Park Block Association’s Clean Streets Team is working hand-in-hand with the Park’s caretaking crew to ensure these trees are disposed of properly and efficiently.

Thank you for your cooperation and for helping us keep the neighborhood tidy!



Arlene Harrison

President, Gramercy Park Block Association

The Gramercy Park Block Association is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to public safety, crime prevention, historic preservation, and quality-of-life in the Gramercy Park Community. 

Your donation is 100% tax-deductible, and the Block Association qualifies for corporate matching gifts, donations from family foundations, and donor-advised funds. 

Your donation includes:
  • Gramercy Park e-newsletter
  • 2026 Calendar with beautiful photos of Gramercy Park
  • Opportunities for you and your family to participate in our Neighbors Helping Neighbors community service projects
  • Invitations to neighborhood events
If you have already donated, we thank you for your support — you are helping to keep this essential program going for all of us!

Photographs

A worker moves a discarded Christmas tree toward a stack of trees on the sidewalk.
Christmas-tree collection outside the Park fence.
Original letter

Read the original January 7, 2026 letter ↗