The Eastern Queens Greenway is incredibly lucky to have so many great volunteers who spend numerous hours of their free time making our streets a little safer for all of our neighbors. At this time of the year, we would like to recognize one of our volunteers who really went above and beyond. Joelle Galatan,… Read More Eastern Queens Greenway Leadership Award Announced
My job recently transferred me to an office only 2.2 miles away from my home. I decided since I was now living so close to my office and no longer had to go over the Throgs Neck Bridge to get to work, I would try to commute by bike. I really enjoyed riding over the… Read More My First Day Biking to Work by
Ilana Slaff, M.D.
If you only come to one Eastern Queens Greenway meeting this year, make it the November meeting. This Monday we’re going to talk about our wins/losses over the past year and the recent momentum we’re building for our new projects. We’ll talk to you about how to make change through the City’s bureaucracy and what… Read More Next EQGW Meeting Monday November 20th
Do you live in Fresh Meadows, Flushing Heights, or Auburndale? Do you want to talk to a representative from DEP, DOB, DOT, Finance or OATH? Come to Assemblywoman Nily Rozic’s agency resource fair. Representatives from each agency will be present to address your concerns or questions. Date: Thursday, Nov 16, 2017 Time: 12:00 PM –… Read More Talk To the Agencies at AM Nily Rozic’s Office
If you want to walk off some of the extra pounds from your Thanksgiving feast, join us on Friday, November 24th for a local history tour. We’ll visit institutions we’re thankful for, like the Queens Botanical Gardens, and talk about some neighborhood additions that are still in progress, like the Kissena Corridor Park Mediation Garden… Read More Free Kissena Way Walking History Tour on November 24th
Join like-minded environmentalists for cocktails for Green Drinks in Flushing this Thursday… Read More Green Drinks in Flushing
The Northern Boulevard bike lanes are a huge infrastructure improvement for our community. For the first time residents in Douglaston and Little Neck will have a safe connection to Bayside and Bay Terrace without having to use a car or bus. We know how dangerous Northern Boulevard was before, injuring hundreds and killing a cyclist… Read More Come Celebrate the Installation of Protected Bike Lanes on Northern Boulevard
What the right of way means to one Queens neighbor… Read More Right of Way
The Vanderbilt Motorparkway is as good as a superhighway to anyone who walks, runs, or bikes in Northeastern Queens. The scenic trail winds through residential neighborhoods and connects Alley Pond and Cunningham Parks. Originally constructed in the 1920’s, it’s needed and received little maintenance since. The last time it was repaved was in the 1970’s.… Read More Councilman Grodenchik Secures $5.25 Million to Repave the Vanderbilt Motor Parkway
Since August, I, Joelle Galatan, an EQGA member, have been working with Bike New York’s Learn-to-Ride program, as well as schools that serve children with intellectual disabilities such as ELIJA (Empowering Long Island through Its Journey with Autism) to help create and organize a safe, fun, and inclusive environment for individuals ages eight and up… Read More Learn-To-Ride Class For for Autistic Beginners on November 12th
By Laura A. Shepard There’s a new protected bike lane on 210th Street and I couldn’t be happier about it. I ride my bike all over the city, but this lane is special to me because I ride there so often and because and it connects some of my favorite places. I ❤ 210th Street!… Read More A Bike Lane Fantasy Come True
As you may have recently seen, the Kissena Corridor Park Conservancy just wrote a letter requesting better lighting in Kissena Corridor Park. Unfortunately there has been a history of crimes in that park. The community is focused on making this park safe for everyone. The Eastern Queens Greenway understands that the best way to get… Read More Lighting the Kissena Way
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