Emergency Storm Tree Service in Crown Heights, Brooklyn

Emergency tree service in Crown Heights usually starts the same way: a storm rolls through overnight, and by morning a rear-yard tree is on the extension roof, split down the middle, or hanging over two neighbors' yards at once. Crown Heights packs brownstones, limestone rowhouses, and large prewar apartment buildings onto tight lots from Eastern Parkway down to Empire Boulevard — and behind those buildings, decades of volunteer ailanthus, mulberry, and elm have grown into big trees over small yards. When one fails, there is no room for error and often no alley to work from.

Storm Work in Rowhouse Brooklyn

The defining problem in Crown Heights is access. Many blocks have no rear alley at all, so a storm job is planned around three questions: what is the tree resting on, what is still under tension, and how do the pieces get out — over the roof by crane from the street, or through the building in sections when there is no other way. Trees on rear extensions get stabilized before anyone cuts, because a trunk under load moves when the wrong piece comes off first. Our borough-wide emergency page covers the full storm-response process.

One distinction matters on these blocks: the mature London planes along Eastern Parkway and the sidewalk trees on side streets are NYC Parks trees. If a street tree falls or splits, that is a 311 call and the city's crew. The tree behind your building — the one on your roof — is private, and that one is ours. We will tell you on the first call which side of the line your tree is on, because it changes who to call and who pays.

What To Do Before We Arrive

• People first: keep everyone — and pets — out of the yard and the rooms under a tree resting on the roof.
• Wires down or arcing: call 911 and Con Edison first. No tree crew works a tree tangled in live lines until the utility clears it.
• Photograph everything: the tree, the damage, the roof or fence it hit — before anything moves. Insurers pay for documentation.
• Building management and neighbors: if the tree crosses a lot line, a heads-up to the building next door speeds up permissions for rigging access.

Documentation and Cost

We photograph the job before, during, and after, and our invoice describes the storm work in the line-item language adjusters expect — separate from any optional pruning or stump work you add later. Emergency storm removals in Brooklyn commonly run $1,500–$5,000 depending on size, structure contact, and access; our emergency cost guide lays out the ranges, and every service we run is listed on our tree services hub.

Frequently Asked Questions

Non-emergency work on a big lot instead? See our tree removal in Dyker Heights page for planned removals with full crane access.