By midday Tuesday, two planters had been moved into place in front of 1110 Hudson Ave. About 10 teens, advanced students attending a weeklong program on the Franklin High School campus, planted new flowers supplied by the city.

         Alfredo Ortiz, president of the Hudson Avenue Business Association, said he requested that the city remove or repair the damaged planters last fall. When he renewed the request last month, Ortiz was told the planters would be removed, though he was not given a specific date, he said.

         Both the old planters and the new ones were owned by the business association.

In the meantime, the Rev. Adam Ogorzaly, pastor of St. Stanislaus Kostka Church in Rochester, took it upon himself to fill planters in the neighborhood on Hudson Avenue. "Then all of a sudden, the planters disappeared, plants and all," Ortiz said.

         Ogorzaly said his gardening was an effort to help beautify the neighborhood. He approached the new planters Tuesday afternoon with a smile on his face. "It's very nice and I am glad the planters and flowers are back, but I was heartbroken to see hundreds of flowers (that were planted) and hard work go to waste," Ogorzaly said.

         Marisol Lopez, administrator of the Northeast Quadrant Neighborhood Service Center on Norton Street, said the center received dozens of complaints about the city removing planters filled with flowers. "The best part of an unfortunate situation is that we were able to rectify it. Hopefully people will be able to turn outrage into action — to come out and help" with neighborhood beautification.