If you appreciate the open spaces of Kissena Corridor Park, you’ll want to join the Kissena Corridor Park Conservancy for “It’s My Park Day” and volunteer a little time to create a better neighborhoods. Date: Saturday, October 21, 2017 Time: 9:00AM to 12:30PM Place: Volunteers meet at Rachel Carson Playground at Colden Street, Flushing, NY… Read More It’s My Park Day
For a little over a year the Eastern Queens Greenway has been dedicated to improving the infrastructure in our community. Working together we can make sure everyone has safe access to their parks. We’ve learned a lot over that time and we hope to continue to grow and evolve to better serve our community. As… Read More Eastern Queens Greenway Rebranding
This Monday the 16th, 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 also be hosting a petition event on Sunday the 15th. We’d love as many of our volunteers as possible to… Read More Eastern Queens Greenway Monthly Meeting This Monday & Volunteer Event This Sunday
With the full installation of Oceania/210th Protected Bike Lane compete, we’re getting a lot of community requests asking for more street improvements in the the neighborhood. Last Saturday we went to the Greenway to talk to a real sample of community members about what they thought about the improvements. The vast majority of neighbors we… Read More The Neighborhood Thanks Nathaniel Hawthorne MS 74 and Barry Grodenchik for the Oceania Protected Bike Lanes
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
