The Brief
- Preschoolers at Mis Amiguitos on the Upper East Side were left devastated after their hand-planted sidewalk corn stalks were mysteriously chopped down and thrown in the garbage.
- The children had spent months caring for the crop with plans to use the harvest for fall art and tamales.
- The NYPD filed a report and is looking into the incident, while city officials confirmed the tree bed garden was fully legal.
NEW YORK – An autumn harvest project for a group of Upper East Side preschoolers ended in heartbreak after their hand-planted cornstalks were mysteriously chopped down and thrown in the trash.
What we know:
For the past five years, Mis Amiguitos, a family-run Spanish Montessori language program located at 84th Street and York Avenue, has used a sidewalk tree bed outside its building to teach toddlers aged three to five about nature and gardening, according to school officials.…