from my point of view, the two trees -- steven horowitz, at 122 eugenia. from my vantage point, these trees are a nuisance. they are constantly being hit by truck traffic that comes up the street to avoid the mission and cortland light. the branches are constantly being knocked on the ground. the seed pods are quite treacherous. it is almost like a ball bearing. the sap that comes out of the tree when it blooms could be bottled as monkey blue. it is that sticky and pervasive. other than that, the trees themselves do not lend anything to the neighborhood. i understand the request was to replace them with two other types of trees that i hope would be less invasive. that is about all i have to say. >> thank you. miss roy? >> i am beth roy. i have lived at 270 prospect for almost 20 years. it is a corner house. the trees at issue are the side street. there is parking on one side, not the side where the trees are, but the other side. i want to take one of the precious minutes to thank ms. goldstein for working with us on getting us here today. we were reschedul