How do you get to Flushing Creek?
Getting to #FlushingCreek will be a lot easier with new signs from @riverkeeper @OurWaterfront… Read More How do you get to Flushing Creek?
Category: Park Events
#CompletetheMap Eastern Queens
Love riding your bicycle? Do you rely on bicycle routing services like Strava and RideWithGPS? If so come to the Flushing Meadows Corona Park Unisphere on June 10th @ 1pm to photo map the parks and streets of Eastern Queens. Led by Daniel Solow, a safe streets activist and OpenStreetMap volunteer, discover great sights and… Read More #CompletetheMap Eastern Queens
Update: Huge Turnout for Bike Helmet Giveaway in Eastern Queens
Queens neighbors come out in force, looking to protect local cyclist with new helmets.… Read More Update: Huge Turnout for Bike Helmet Giveaway in Eastern Queens
Free Bike Helmet Giveaway this Sunday, April 29th
Join your neighbors in Eastern Queens this Sunday to receive a free bike helmet. On April 29th, 2018 from 10:00am-1:30pm at P.S. 26Q Rufus King, Farm Playground
195-02 69th Ave,
Flushing, NY 11365, USA
(Rain location P.S. 26Q Gymnasium)… Read More Free Bike Helmet Giveaway this Sunday, April 29th
Queens SOUP on on April 15
Join The Greater Flushing Chamber of Commerce on April 15, 2018, to participate in Queens SOUP, a crowd-funded micro-granting community dinner organized by the Greater Flushing Chamber of Commerce. Inspired by Detroit SOUP, the Chamber has helped raise $1,000 every year for neighborhood improvement projects since 2016.… Read More Queens SOUP on on April 15
Women’s Ride Today
On March 25th we stand up for street equality on the Women’s Ride, a 7-mile bike ride down the new protected lanes of Queens Boulevard ending at Borough Hall. Meet us at 11:00 at Queensbridge Park Greenway in Long Island City to stand up for women’s right to bike.… Read More Women’s Ride Today
Learn about Community Supported Agriculture
Be part of the food revolution in Flushing on March 18th, by joining the @FlushingCSA… Read More Learn about Community Supported Agriculture
Council Member Barry Grodenchik buys Snow Removal Equipment for Cunningham Park
Council Member Barry Grodenchik buys Snow Removal Equipment for Cunningham Park… Read More Council Member Barry Grodenchik buys Snow Removal Equipment for Cunningham Park
Riding to Champion Hope for Autism
This year ten cyclists, and five members of the Eastern Queens Greenway Association, will be taking to the streets of the five boroughs of New York, to participate in the annual TD Five Boro Bike Tour. They will not only be having a blast rolling through all five boroughs, but they will be raising money… Read More Riding to Champion Hope for Autism
Talk To the Agencies at AM Nily Rozic’s Office
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
Free Kissena Way Walking History Tour on November 24th
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
Come Celebrate the Installation of Protected Bike Lanes on Northern Boulevard
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
Councilman Grodenchik Secures $5.25 Million to Repave the Vanderbilt Motor Parkway
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
Learn-To-Ride Class For for Autistic Beginners on November 12th
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
A Bike Lane Fantasy Come True
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
It’s My Park Day
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
Eastern Queens Greenway Rebranding
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
DOT Installs Barriers on Northern Boulevard Protected Bike Lane
#FixNorthern is almost complete between Bayside and Douglaston. … Read More DOT Installs Barriers on Northern Boulevard Protected Bike Lane
Help Us Clean Up Flushing Bay
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
Meeting tonight change
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
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