On September 23rd, Guardians of Flushing Bay and Riverkeeper are having an all day waterfront event on Flushing Bay! Come join us as we celebrate the waterfront and say goodbye to a great summer. The day will include a shoreline clean up along the western side of the promenade. This area, from the Worlds Fair… Read More Help Us Clean Up Flushing Bay
On September 11th, 2017, Community Board 11 Queens tried to destroy the street safety improvements they approved at their previous General Meeting. We could not be more disappointed at the lack of commitment to neighborhood safety, the inappropriate politicking, or the lack of civic process. After the General Meeting on June 5th, when the Northern… Read More CB11 Plays Politics with Safety Infrastructure
Due to a bus driver who killed 3 people (including himself) some streets around the Quaker Meeting House are closed. If you are coming from the south (7 train, LIRR, etc.) walk north along Main Street but take a: Right onto 37th Avenue Left onto Union Left onto Northern Boulevard We look forward to seeing… Read More Meeting tonight change
Local Assemblywoman Nily Rozic has proposed legislation to rename a New York park after activist Heather Heyer. Protesting against white supremacists, Heather was killed when known Nazi James Field used his automobile to run her over. Assemblywoman Rozic would rename Donald J. Trump State Park in honor of Heather. The land was donated to New… Read More Nily Rozic Looks To Rename Park For Activist
This Monday the 18th, the Eastern Queens Greenway will be holding its monthly meeting at 7:30. As usual it will be hosted at: Flushing Quaker Meetings House 137-16 Northern Boulevard Flushing, NY 11354 We will give updates on all of our projects, including CB11’s repeal and replace of the Northern Boulevard protected bike lanes. Please… Read More Eastern Queens Greenway Monthly Meeting This Monday
We have just leaned that Francis Lewis High School student, Raymond Chen, was hit by a New York City bus and is listed as being in “serious condition, but unlikely to die”. He has been taken to New York Presbyterian with a skull fracture and bleeding on the brain. Raymond’s bicycle was struck by a… Read More Queens cyclist in serious condition after being struck by NYC bus driver
The Kissena Park Velodrome opened in 1963, part of a design by Robert Moses. The following year, Olympic cycling trials were held at the track. But in the intervening years, as interest in track cycling waned, the track fell into disrepair. Now as the sport is gaining in popularity, more work is needed to make… Read More Speak Out For the Kissena Park Velodrome
As New York is considering congestion pricing, we wanted to focus on what it would mean for Eastern Queens. New York One recently asked to interview one of our supporters. We’re glad they were able to dig below the surface to look at some of the complexity of the issue. There are many different ways… Read More How Congestion Pricing Helps Eastern Queens Residents
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