Trees turned to mulch at Cunningham Park
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| 1/20 | Francis Chen, 4, scoops mulch. Photo by Christina Santucci |
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| 2/20 | Michael White of Bayside scoops up chipped trees to bring home. Photo by Christina Santucci |
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| 3/20 | Max Pommier of Fresh Meadows struggles to lift his haul of mulch. Photo by Christina Santucci |
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| 4/20 | Ralph Taveras scoops mulch into a bag held by his wife Marisol as daughter Kaila looks on. Photo by Christina Santucci |
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| 5/20 | Nahum Chiu of Bayside unties his tree from the top of his car. Photo by Christina Santucci |
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| 6/20 | Amos Chen gets some help from his son Francis, 4, bringing their tree. Photo by Christina Santucci |
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| 7/20 | Workers haul trees into the chipper. Photo by Christina Santucci |
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| 8/20 | Jason Caviness of Queens Village carries his tree. Photo by Christina Santucci |
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| 9/20 | Councilman James Gennaro (c.) gets some help from Bob Harris (l.) in chipping trees. Photo by Christina Santucci |
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| 10/20 | Mulch flies from the chipper. Photo by Christina Santucci |
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| 11/20 | Community activist Bob Harris does his part. Photo by Christina Santucci |
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| 12/20 | Ralph Taveras brings in his family's tree. Photo by Christina Santucci |
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| 13/20 | Councilman James Gennaro (r.) offers a recovered ornament to youngster Jeanine Tanis, 16 months, as her mother Patricia looks on. Photo by Christina Santucci |
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| 14/20 | Terrence Su of Fresh Meadows fixes his bag of mulch. Photo by Christina Santucci |
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| 15/20 | Joe Chen (c.) scoops mulch into a bag for his son Amos. Photo by Christina Santucci |
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| 16/20 | Tony DiSilva of Jamaica Estates hauls his tree. Photo by Christina Santucci |
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| 17/20 | Jean Tanis of Queens Village brings in his tree. Photo by Christina Santucci |
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| 18/20 | Neil Barrett from One Million Trees NYC lends a helping hand. Photo by Christina Santucci |
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| 19/20 | Floral Park residents Nick, Lucia and Isabelle Protopapas watch as their Christmas tree is turned into mulch during the annual Mulchfest at Cunningham Park. Photo by Christina Santucci |
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| 20/20 | Flushing resident Amos Chen gets a hand from his son Francis, 4, as they collect mulch. Photo by Christina Santucci |
Hundreds of trees were chopped and turned into mulch at Cunningham Park during MulchFest, an annual event organized by the Parks Department.
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