“Bronx Trees” consists of 20 hand-wrought steel sculptural grilles, representing a number of the native tree species of the Bronx River area. Installed within the platform windscreen, the grilles provide views to the buildings, streets and neighborhood below. Branches and leaves lend a treetop feeling to the view. 

The southbound platform displays grilles based on leaves and branches of the Shagbark Hickory tree (Carya ovate) and the Sassafras (Sassafras albidum). The northbound platform includes grilles based on leaves and branches of Sumac (Rhus typhina), Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor), Tulip (Liriodendron tulipifera) and Tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica) trees. These trees were common in the forest that covered the Bronx until the mid-19th century when land development began for the creation of farms, highways, and industry. Today, various local organizations are working to replant native plants, revive the waterways and bring back a bit of the forest.

Jean Whitesavage and Nick Lyle produce site-specific sculpture and architectural ironwork for buildings, gardens, parks, and public spaces, as well as creating smaller works for interiors. They have completed more than 30 public art commissions and have created artwork for many private homes, gardens, and businesses. Whitesavage and Lyle design and fabricate artworks in hand-forged steel, incorporating traditional blacksmithing methods with modern steel fabrication techniques to create their sculpture. Whitesavage has a BFA in Painting from the Tyler School of Art and an MFA in Sculpture from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. Lyle has a BA in the History of Ideas from Williams College.