By: Richard Daub.

Property owners must consult with a private landscape contractor to arrange for the removal of non-City trees or tree branches.

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Property owners are responsible for knowing whether a tree is on their property or on the City's property.

Trees can appear to be growing on your property but actually be on City property. You can request a new tree via or our tree service request system, and if the stump is less than approximately 30 inches in diameter, our planting contractors will remove the stump during a new tree planting process. You can request a Tree Work Permit from Parks and hire a contractor to remove the stump at your own expense.

Report a Dead Tree.

Homeowners insurance typically covers the costs of removing the tree or shrub that fell on an insured structure.

Official Website of the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation two-and three- family residential property owners) A tree limb has fallen and is blocking the sidewalk. Tree branches are hitting a building.

A tree limb is hanging from other branches. Dead Tree Removal - Fallen Tree.

Please describe, as best you can, where the. Also, do I need a permit to cut down a tree on my property in NYC? No work may be performed on or within 50 feet of a street tree without a Tree Work Permit from Parks & Recreation. Any person, business, or contractor wishing to remove or perform work on or within 50 feet of a tree on New York City property is required to obtain a permit from.