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Streetfilm: The Mayor and the Model Plant a Tree

Q: What do the Ninth Avenue Cycle Track, Michael Bloomberg, Clarence the Purple Traffic Calming Wizard and Tyra Banks have in common?


Q:
What do the Ninth Avenue Cycle Track, Michael Bloomberg, Clarence the Purple Traffic Calming Wizard and Tyra Banks have in common?

A: A new street tree. What else?

The Streetfilms crew stumbled upon the media scrum for last week’s Bloomberg-Banks photo op and caught this tree planting in action, just where the Wizard had made a request for greenery last fall.

Do supermodels always grant your wishes, Clarence?

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Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York'’s dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.

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