That arrangement has led to an unspoken turf war between gardeners, artists, and dog walkers. Out of that mild standoff, something beautiful has emerged: an accidental folk art movement featuring ...

To own a dog in New York City is to be privy to a world of street-level folk art. Around front stoops, fences and tree beds, homeowners and street gardeners erect handmade fencing made of rustic ...

These tree pits sit in a kind of public-private limbo. The city owns the trees, but building owners are responsible for the space around them. That arrangement has led to an unspoken turf war between ...